: a nonintoxicating cannabinoid found in cannabis and hemp : cannabidiol
More than a dozen medical trials in the past decade have shown that treatments containing THC (and some that combine THC with another derivative called cannabidiol, or CBD) not only ease pain in MS patients but also alleviate other problems associated with the disease.Nathan Seppa
Under Leni's Law, named for a child whose daily seizures are mitigated by CBD usage, CBD oils [=oils containing cannabidiol] can't contain more than 3 percent THC "relative to CBD." For example if an oil has 10 mg of CBD, it could have no more than 0.3 mg of THC.Andrew J. Yawn

CBD

2 of 2

abbreviation

1
cash before delivery
2
central business district

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of CBD was in 1962

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“CBD.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CBD. Accessed 1 Jun. 2023.

Medical Definition

CBD

1 of 2 noun
: a nonintoxicating cannabinoid found in cannabis and hemp : cannabidiol
Under Leni's Law, named for a child whose daily seizures are mitigated by CBD usage, CBD oils can't contain more than 3 percent THC "relative to CBD." For example if an oil has 10 mg of CBD, it could have no more than 0.3 mg of THC.Andrew J. Yawn

CBD

2 of 2 abbreviation
1
closed bladder drainage
2
common bile duct
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