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    Arthritis Foundation Releases Guidelines For Patients Who Want To Use CBD To Manage Pain

    People suffering from arthritis are increasingly asking their doctors about using CBD to manage pain.
    Oct 03, 2019 3 minutes
    Oils containing cannabidiol (CBD) are seen in a shop in Paris on June 14, 2018. (Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP/Getty Images)

    Doctors are noticing patients who suffer from arthritis are asking by name for CBD, a cannabis extract, to help manage pain. 

    CBD products have become more widely available, but there’s still confusion about where to buy it, how to take it and if it’s even legal — which it is. That’s why The Arthritis Foundation recently developed guidelines to help patients navigate the world of CBD. 

    For starters, CBD, short for , is a component of the cannabis plant that preliminary clinical studies have shown to help with pain. It is a different part

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