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STRATEGIC R&D
STRATEGIC R&D

Opportunities for Development

of CBD Beverages and

Food Supplements

Businesses and industries associated with cannabidiol (CBD) products from hemp are remarkably
flourishing, especially in the US market whose total value is predicted to reach 16 billion US dollars within
2025. The most popular products with CBD extract are food, beverage, toothpick, and mouth spray.
Consumers of CBD-added products commonly expect calming effects for anxiety, chronic pain, insomnia,
and depression, respectively.

Cannabidiol (CBD) is one compound out of approximately Claims on Health Benefits of CBD
100 cannabinoids naturally found in Cannabis, including The most common health claims of CBD-based health
marijuana and hemp. While CBD does not have intoxicating products in the US market include relief of anxiety, depression,
properties, tetrahydrocannabinol or THC does cause traumatic stress, and insomnia. There is currently just one
intoxication despite some positive health effects. According approved benefit of CBD that the US Food and Drug
to a 1990’s study, cannabinoids were found to yield Administration permitted to be included in the medicine
stimulating effects on the balance of the recently discovered registration in 2018: treatment of one type of pediatric
endocannabinoid system as well as positive effects on health epilepsy induced by brain electrical signal abnormality. At
and medical treatments. present, many ongoing research projects are looking into

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