Research & Studies

CBD Research

As physicians and pharmacists, part of our mission is to educate the public so they can make informed health choices. Our Research and Studies page provides helpful information for healthcare providers, as well as for the general public. Currently, there are more than 3,000 studies on CBD and its uses available to healthcare professionals on Pubmed, the leading search engine for scientific research. 

Research Articles on Pubmed

Henson JD, Vitetta L, Quezada M, Hall S.
Enhancing Endocannabinoid Control of Stress with Cannabidiol.
J Clin Med. 2021;10(24):5852. Published 2021 Dec 14. doi:10.3390/jcm10245852

Diaz PL, Katz TM, Langleben AC, Rabinovitch BS, Lewis EC.
Healing of a Chronic Pressure Injury in a Patient Treated With Medical Cannabis for Pain and Sleep Improvement: A Case Report.
Wound Manag Prev. 2021 Oct;67(10):42-47. PMID: 35030093.

VanDolah HJ, Bauer BA, Mauck KF.
Clinicians’ Guide to Cannabidiol and Hemp Oils.
Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Sep;94(9):1840-1851. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.01.003. Epub 2019 Aug 22. PMID: 31447137.

Shannon S, Lewis N, Lee H, Hughes S.
Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series.
Perm J. 2019;23:18-041. doi: 10.7812/TPP/18-041. PMID: 30624194; PMCID: PMC6326553.

Crippa JA, Guimarães FS, Campos AC, Zuardi AW.
Translational Investigation of the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabidiol (CBD): Toward a New Age.
Front Immunol. 2018 Sep 21;9:2009. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02009. PMID: 30298064; PMCID: PMC6161644.

Seltzer ES, Watters AK, MacKenzie D Jr, Granat LM, Zhang D.
Cannabidiol (CBD) as a Promising Anti-Cancer Drug.
Cancers (Basel). 2020 Oct 30;12(11):3203. doi: 10.3390/cancers12113203. PMID: 33143283; PMCID: PMC7693730.

Baswan SM, Klosner AE, Glynn K, Rajgopal A, Malik K, Yim S, Stern N.
Therapeutic Potential of Cannabidiol (CBD) for Skin Health and Disorders.
Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2020 Dec 8;13:927-942. doi: 10.2147/CCID.S286411. PMID: 33335413; PMCID: PMC7736837.

Blessing EM, Steenkamp MM, Manzanares J, Marmar CR.
Cannabidiol as a Potential Treatment for Anxiety Disorders.
Neurotherapeutics. 2015 Oct;12(4):825-36. doi: 10.1007/s13311-015-0387-1. PMID: 26341731; PMCID: PMC4604171.

Atalay S, Jarocka-Karpowicz I, Skrzydlewska E.
Antioxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Cannabidiol.
Antioxidants (Basel). 2019 Dec 25;9(1):21. doi: 10.3390/antiox9010021. PMID: 31881765; PMCID: PMC7023045.

Mlost J, Bryk M, Starowicz K.
Cannabidiol for Pain Treatment: Focus on Pharmacology and Mechanism of Action.
Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Nov 23;21(22):8870. doi: 10.3390/ijms21228870. PMID: 33238607; PMCID: PMC7700528.

Elms L, Shannon S, Hughes S, Lewis N.
Cannabidiol in the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Series.
J Altern Complement Med. 2019 Apr;25(4):392-397. doi: 10.1089/acm.2018.0437. Epub 2018 Dec 13. PMID: 30543451; PMCID: PMC6482919

Kogan NM, Melamed E, Wasserman E, Raphael B, Breuer A, Stok KS, Sondergaard R, Escudero AV, Baraghithy S, Attar-Namdar M, Friedlander-Barenboim S, Mathavan N, Isaksson H, Mechoulam R, Müller R, Bajayo A, Gabet Y, Bab I.
Cannabidiol, a Major Non-Psychotropic Cannabis Constituent Enhances Fracture Healing and Stimulates Lysyl Hydroxylase Activity in Osteoblasts.
J Bone Miner Res. 2015 Oct;30(10):1905-13. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2513. Epub 2015 May 10. PMID: 25801536.

Devinsky O, Cilio MR, Cross H, Fernandez-Ruiz J, French J, Hill C, Katz R, Di Marzo V, Jutras-Aswad D, Notcutt WG, Martinez-Orgado J, Robson PJ, Rohrback BG, Thiele E, Whalley B, Friedman D.
Cannabidiol: pharmacology and potential therapeutic role in epilepsy and other neuropsychiatric disorders.
Epilepsia. 2014 Jun;55(6):791-802. doi: 10.1111/epi.12631. Epub 2014 May 22. PMID: 24854329; PMCID: PMC4707667.

Vitale RM, Iannotti FA, Amodeo P.
The (Poly)Pharmacology of Cannabidiol in Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Molecular Mechanisms and Targets.
Int J Mol Sci. 2021 May 5;22(9):4876. doi: 10.3390/ijms22094876. PMID: 34062987; PMCID: PMC8124847.

Esposito G, Pesce M, Seguella L, Sanseverino W, Lu J, Corpetti C, Sarnelli G.
The potential of cannabidiol in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Br J Pharmacol. 2020 Nov;177(21):4967-4970. doi: 10.1111/bph.15157. Epub 2020 Jul 16. PMID: 32519753; PMCID: PMC7300643.

Burstein S.
Cannabidiol (CBD) and its analogs: a review of their effects on inflammation.
Bioorg Med Chem. 2015 Apr 1;23(7):1377-85. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.01.059. Epub 2015 Feb 7. PMID: 25703248.

Kicman A, Toczek M.
The Effects of Cannabidiol, a Non-Intoxicating Compound of Cannabis, on the Cardiovascular System in Health and Disease.
Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Sep 14;21(18):6740. doi: 10.3390/ijms21186740. PMID: 32937917; PMCID: PMC7554803.

Massi P, Solinas M, Cinquina V, Parolaro D.
Cannabidiol as potential anticancer drug.
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2013 Feb;75(2):303-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04298.x. PMID: 22506672; PMCID: PMC3579246.