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Last updated on Monday, August 6, 2018
(BLOOMINGTON) - A Bloomington doctor is warning patients to be careful when purchasing cannabidiol following the recent state law that authorized the widespread sale of the cannabis-derived oil.
Dr. Gary Gettelfinger, who practices out of IU Health Pain Center in Bloomington, has provided the supplement to more than 500 patients since it first became legal in Indiana to treat children with epilepsy.
CBD is believed to have therapeutic benefits and help with anxiety, insomnia, depression and epileptic seizures.
Some versions of cannabidiol, commonly referred to as CBD, can be toxic and cause a user to fail a drug test, Gettelfinger says.
Gettelfinger says there are hundreds of companies selling the oil, and some are scammers.
Gettelfinger recommends users buy products that are organic and certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and to check the product's absorption to ensure that it isn't too oily.
Indiana law prohibits CBD oil sold in the state containing more than 0.3 percent of THC.
A report issued by the World Health Organization earlier this year found that there aren't any adverse health outcomes to CBD. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration hasn't approved using CBD for treating any condition.
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