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>> that's medicine in that bag? >> that's what i think, trying to prove it. >> when i first met donald abrams four years ago he was on the cutting edge of cannabis research. so much promise then, but he says not much progress now. he does still believe in the potential healing power of marijuana but is concerned about cbd alone. >> the cbd craze that we're in i think is unprecedented really in the history of medicine. it's a compound that has gotten way ahead of any research to support the claims that are being made. >> abrams was part of the team of doctors in 2017 with the national academy o...

Investigation began, back in 2013 with this family of pioneers, a band of brothers who many think are responsible for starting the cbd craze. >> these are the stanley brothers. >> what's going on, brothers? >> when we first introduced you to them back in 2013. >> i'm joel. >> i'm josh. >> they were young, unknown, and struggling with a new business. >> now everywhere you guys go there's cameras chasing you. >> now june 2019, they're a bit older, more experienced, and very rich. their cbd-based cannabis company is now a marijuana empire. publicly traded and worth an estimated $2 billion. >> has...

Cbd is. and one out of seven use it. i'm here in downtown new york city which is like a lot of cities around the county. there are a ton of stores here selling cbd products. so i'm going to talk to somebody who's been following the cbd craze very closely. hey, lisa. >> hey, how are you? nice to see you. >> thanks for making some time. >> lisa gill is an investigative reporter for consumer reports. that's the bible for mainstream consumer products, an unexpected place to read about cbd. >> there are thousands upon thousands of products across the united states on store shelves and not even coun...

Vaping cbd, it's one of the most popular ways to take it. 30% of cbd users do it. jay jenkins did it. most of the utah victims did it. and it turns out vaping is likely what made their tainted cbd so much more dangerous. >> when we're talking about positive fix for something like cbd and you're inhaling it by vaping it that's probably going to be an effect of the delivery system. >> i traveled to virginia commonwealth university in richmond to meet this researcher. she is investigating vaping during this cbd craze. >> but if that liquid happens to be tainted, you're also increasing the very ra...

Craze -- >> did you ever think you would be doing this? >> never. i never thought i would be biking with her at 12 years old. >> paige is hopeful that charlotte's story doesn't represent the end of the cannabis plant but just the beginning. >> didn't really want to talk about the future last time. but how about now? >> i have my hopes that we'll have just so much more data and research to pull from. just because charlotte uses a high cbd hemp, that doesn't mean thc is the devil. >> there's no question cannabis and cbd can be a medicine. it's a plant that can heal sometimes when nothing else ha...