Commercial truck drivers, being employed in safety-sensitive positions and subject to drug testing, need to be wary of using CBD products.
“CBD” stands for “cannabidiol.” Many positive health effects are attributed to using CBD products. Some of them with evidence of being effective are sleep disorders, fibromyalgia pain, muscle spasticity related to multiple sclerosis, and anxiety, according to the Harvard Medical School.
While CBD comes from the same plant species as marijuana, hemp, the source of CBD, was differentiated from marijuana in the farm bill published in December. Marijuana is defined as having 0.3% of the psychotropic THC, and hemp as having less than that amount.
Even though a label on a CBD product says there is only a small amount of THC in it, the U.S. DOT warned in a Feb. 18 notice that “there is no federal oversight to ensure that the labels are accurate.”
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“CBD” stands for “cannabidiol.” Many positive health effects are attributed to using CBD products. Some of them with evidence of being effective are sleep disorders, fibromyalgia pain, muscle spasticity related to multiple sclerosis, and anxiety, according to the Harvard Medical School.
While CBD comes from the same plant species as marijuana, hemp, the source of CBD, was differentiated from marijuana in the farm bill published in December. Marijuana is defined as having 0.3% of the psychotropic THC, and hemp as having less than that amount.
Even though a label on a CBD product says there is only a small amount of THC in it, the U.S. DOT warned in a Feb. 18 notice that “there is no federal oversight to ensure that the labels are accurate.”
U.S. DOT warns drivers against using CBD products
Be careful using CBD products. The U.S. Department of Transportation warns you may not realize what you are getting yourself into by using them.
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