CBD

1 of 2

noun

ˌsē-ˌbē-ˈdē 

: 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

Examples of CBD in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

It is sold at CBD American Shaman retails shops as well as smoke shops and gas stations. —David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025

Despite the 2018 hemp loophole, selling food to which THC or CBD has been added is unequivocally prohibited by the FDA. —Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2025

Activists pushed for the FDA to regulate CBD, but the agency claimed that the compound has too many safety unknowns to be regulated as a food ingredient or supplement and kicked oversight back to Congress. —Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025

Hemp companies began synthesizing high levels of delta-8 THC from CBD derived from hemp, and selling it in stores and online. —Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1962, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

CBD

1 of 2 noun

ˌsē-ˌbē-ˈdē 

: 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