CBD OIL

In states that have approved medical marijuana, CBD oil has been the trendy new commodity.

From epileptic seizures to anxiety to inflammation and sleeplessness, the non-intoxicating marijuana extract is credited for helping to alleviate a host of medical conditions. Yet analysts say the support for any of these touted advantages is scarce.

Worse, Marcel Bonn-Miller, an adjunct assistant professor of psychology in psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, said that CBD is being developed without any oversight, resulting in goods that differ greatly in consistency.

"It really is the Wild West," Bonn-Miller said. "Joe Bob who starts up a CBD company could say whatever the hell he wants on a label and sell it to people."

Cannabidiol is extracted from the flowers and buds of marijuana or hemp plants. It does not produce intoxication; marijuana's "high" is caused by the chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

CBD oil is legal in 30 states where medicinal and/or recreational marijuana is legal, according to Governing magazine.

Seventeen additional states have CBD-specific laws on the books, according to Prevention magazine. Those are Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.