Years ago, Katie was trying to come up with recommendations to help fix T's sleep schedule as well as deal with her anxiety and chronic pain, and was enthusiastic about a "CBD" sleep gummie. She was confident that it was better than other OTC sleep aids.
I did some research because I was interested to find out if there had been any investigation of whether CBD was safe for kids. But what was funny was that the gummies that Katie thought were safe for kids because they were "non-prescription" in fact simply had a bunch of melatonin.
Here is a fairly stuffy report on CBD by the Mayo Clinic that just covers the basics without a lot of additional info: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/expert-answers/is-cbd-safe-and-effective/faq-20446700
Not sure if this site is MSM or a cleverly disguised alternate health promoter. The big takeaway from this site are a list of things it seems to be good at treating, and mention that any treatment mechanism is not actuallly known: https://www.verywellhealth.com/cbd-oil-benefits-uses-side-effects-4174562
This article claims to be a roundup of "evidenced-backed" health effects and also side effects: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/cbd-oil-benefits?c=206704570355
This "Harvard" article promises to explain "what we know and what we don't." But it's from 2018 back before legalization. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/cannabidiol-cbd-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont-2018082414476
A compelling lead line from this NYT (i.e. paywalled) articles asks "Does it help?": https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/style/self-care/cbd-oil-benefits.html
