A liquid form of cannabidiol oil (CBD) will remain illegal. The Drug Enforcement Administration(DEA) has classified the popular supplement sold in many stores as a schedule 1 drug, in the same category as heroin as of January 13. An Asheville pharmacists say they have seen many uses for the oil.<\/p>\n
“Anywhere where there is an inflammatory component, any pain or nerve issue, you see a lot of benefit in the CBD oil,” said Dr. Adam Ripley, owner of Ripley Drug and Compounding. Inside the compounding pharmacy are shelves full of CBD oil.<\/p>\n
“Industrial hemp CBD has very low to no THC, what the DEA is claiming and trying to schedule it on has come from a cannabis plant and a cannabis species. They are kind of taking it up a ladder trying to reclassify the whole thing,” Ripley said.<\/p>\n
“Schedule 1 drugs are drugs that have a high potential for abuse and high potential for addiction. This does not fit anywhere in that category,” said Dr. Mike Rodgers, owner of Nature\u2019s Vitamins & Herbs.<\/p>\n
Pharmacists believe the reclassification will limit patients’ options.<\/p>\n
Hemp advocates believe the DEA overreached and does not have the authority to reclassify the oil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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