Insomnia Diaries is a column by Miranda Levy in which she shares her experiences of the chronic sleep problems she has experienced over the past decade and a half. It is published every Monday at 7am
I was flicking through a women’s health magazine the other day, and was pulled up short by an advert. It was for CBD (cannabidiol) oil, described on the page as „one of the main substances derived from hemp seed extracts”. A little out of touch on the new wave of cannabis products, I was surprised that the authorities would allow such a ‘druggy’ product to be publicised in the mainstream media.
First of all, I wanted to find out what CBD actually was. A quick online search told me that CBD is…