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>> reporte ♪ >> reporter: beyond some of the hottest temperatures on record and month after month of natural disasters, 2019 also showed us how climate change is directly impacting our health. it also makes it so these plants have less of the good stuff like zinc, iron, and protein. its turning some of the best foods we humans have into junkier food. the cannabis craze is here to stay, and as we reported in our documentary weed 5, this year was all about cbd. while there have been some remarka...

>> what you thought was harmless could be dangerous. >> is the cbd supply chain safe? and whats legal could be illegal. what you need to know. what we wanted to make sure you knew. this is "weed 5, the cbd craze." as im driving down these colorado roads, i realize that we should start this journey right where our first weed investigation began, back in 2013 with this family of pioneers, a band of brothers who many think are responsible for starting a cbd craze.

He started to have seizures. >> they said i scored a three on the scale. >> 15 is normal and three is brain dead, essentially. >> yes, sir. >> wow. im joined now by the host of "weed 5" dr. sanjay gupta. thanks so much. so most people, the conventional wisdom is cbd is fine, its safe. why is it that someone can get in trouble if you vape it. >> this is an amazing story. cbd is safe. its the nonpsychoactive part of the plant. it can be a medicine. the problem is that what jay took was not cbd. >>...

And im not thinking straight, not being able to move. >> within seconds jay appeared to have lost consciousness and started to have frightening hallucinations. his friend drove him to lexington medical center where he started having seizures. >> on the glasgow coma scale they said i scored a 3. >> 15 is basically normal and 3 is brain dead essentially? >> yes, sir. >> that does it for me. im anna cabrera. stay right there because sanjay is searching for the truth about cbd in a cnn special repor...

Do. i think they feel like people have short memories. i was asking the texas tribune reporter, what he thought about why ted cruz, who donald trump was so belittling too, why he wouldnt use this moment to stand up for the constitution and get some revenge on donald trump. they guys are all short term. theyre looking at the next re-election or 2024, every senator wants to be president. they dont want -- >> theyre getting on the wrong side of history. >> but the ones who do feel that way left. an...

Important step. it thinking about buying this. >> dr. sanjay gupta, thank you. cnns "special report: weed 5, the cbd craze" premieres sunday at 8:00 p.m. more on the whistle-blower account that alleges the president solicited interference in the 2020 election and the white house tried covering it up. plus, geraldo rivera reveals what hed do to the "rotten snitch whistle-blower." s a netwu ♪freedom from big cities, to small towns, were with you. because life can take you almost anywhere, t-...

But thats been a huge concern with the unregulated he -- obviously the illnesses, thats part of the concern. one of the things we wanted to do in this film was make sure people knew how to navigate this tricky landscape. how do you do it in a way thats authentic and safe. its not a easy, but we show you how to do it. >> and theyre everywhere. its the first ive learned that its unregulated. dr. sanjay gupta, thank you. you can watch as he searching for the truth about cbd in the new special repor...