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Two scientists know the most about are thc which is a psychedelic component of cannabis which makes you feel high and then theres cbd. cannibadiol, the non-psychoactive chemical. we told you about this one for years, especially how it stops chronic epileptic seizures in children. there is also research showing that cbd is particularly helpful when it comes to pain. in fact, cbd can do something opioids cannot. >> with opiates youre talking about killing the main, masking the pain, youre done. >>...

In the stanley brothers lab. this is charlottes web? >> right. >> what do you do with this heart? >> right now, we make our whole plant extract with the plant. we cultivate it in the field. we grow it until it flowers. we harvest it dry and bring it back to the lab to do an extraction on it that turns into our charlottes web oil. >> would you call that a marijuana plant or a hemp plant? >> a hemp plant. >> reporter: distinction that the stanley brothers and everyone that works for them makes bet...

Conflict in a way that appreciates the tenth amendment and a federalism approach, this is allowing the states to determine for themselves what theyll do under recreational marijuana or medical marijuana or cbd and oils and anything in this area of the law, this is not a legalization bill. this doesnt change the schedule. this says if a state like massachusetts or colorado decides to legalize, that would be allowed under federal law. if a state like oklahoma doesnt want to do that, nothing change...

Recreational side, cbd, hemp, those kinds of things. this is not a legalization bill. its a states bill that says you can decide for yourselves what you would like to do. you can choose your own destiny. its what our founders intended, laboratories of democracy. >> and the problem weve got right now is that the states can pass their own laws the way colorado and massachusetts have but the federal government hasnt changed its law so that means that anyone who is using marijuana legally under stat...

This is charlottes web? >> right. >> what do you do with this heater? >> right now, we make our whole plant extract with the plant. we cultivate it in the field. we grow it until it flowers. we harvest it dry and bring it back to the lab to do an extraction on it that turns into our charlottes web oil. >> would you call that a marijuana plant or a hemp plant? >> a hemp plant. >> reporter: distinction that the stanley brothers and everyone that works for them makes between hemp and marijuana is i...

>> and while it may be his medicine, this plant is still not regulated like a traditional medicine. despite the fact its now legal to use marijuana medicinally in more than half the united states. there is still no standard prix scribed dose. after a recommendation, not a prescription from a doctor, a patient is pretty much on their own. >> whoa. >> a little different. >> yeah. >> its a lot of trial and error. how many strands did you try? >> everything californias had to offer. >> is that right...

Withdrawal symptoms of getting off opioids, the nausea, the insomnia, the bone searing pain. its like an intense glue that wont go away. >> the withdrawal of opioids was horrific. they say well get you through that. >> dr. wallaces team figured out the right strains to soothe the symptoms which are very similar to the side effects of chemotherapy. no surprise because for decades studies shown that both thc and cbd can help cancer patients in treatment. >> did it help you get off of the opioids? ...

>> exactly, exactly. >> and its not just the pain. or even the cravings that cannabis could help but also the withdrawal symptoms of getting off opioids, the nausea, the insomnia, the bone searing pain. its like an intense glue that wont go away. >> the withdrawal of opioids was horrific. they say well get you through that. >> dr. wallaces team figured out the right strains to soothe the symptoms which are very similar to the side effects of chemotherapy. no surprise because for decades studies ...

Chronic epileptic seizures in children and is helpful coming the pain. cbd can do something opioids cannot. >> with opiates you mask the pain. >> she edited the pot book, a complete guide to cannabis. >> with medical cannabis you are not just talking about decreasing pain but you are decreasing inflammation. >> opioids interfere with pain signals going to the brain. but cannabis works on two receptors, bun that blocks that pain and one that decreases inflammation. its ironic that cannabis can do...

You have been here as you mentioned that cbd can help repair the brain. is that as promising as it sounds? >> as a scientist, i definitely try to be optimistic. >> but also cautious. she knows we need more research but getting that done is not easy. its something we have reported on for years. because cannabis is a controlled substance, getting federal funding is difficult and getting the tulcans by to study is challenging. it took yasmin hurd four years just to get started. >> i just dont under...