This stuff is a joke. I tried it and it didn't do anything. And like the article says, we don't know how to dose it. I ate it so that might have something to do with why it didn't work for me. But it's also a joke because the "recovery community" is having two separate freak outs over it. The AA, abstinence only, God will heal you people are freaking out because you can't drug test for it so, even though it doesn't get you high, it's still a drug so it's verboten. I saw a guy break down in tears earlier this year after he admitted to taking CBD at a sober living facility. Then there's a less hardline faction who thinks it's magic recovery juice. Like you're going to discover this impotent bullshit supplement and stop using heroin or drinking a half gallon of vodka a day. CDB may be like marginally useful or fun given more research. My experience with it has been a waste of $9 and a bunch of people I know freaking out. Shit's stupid.
The plural of anecdote is not data. AND The more you experience the depths of human suffering the more you value placebo, if indeed that's all it is. Without definitive biochemical studies and double blind testing we can't make definitive statements. Human Experience however is able to provide some people with information that leads to a reduction in their suffering and that's good enough for me.
I'm not stupid enough to totally discount it based on my experience with gas station gummies. It does something given the right circumstances. The 12 Steppers shitting themselves over people taking a mild relaxation drug is pretty entertaining/infuriating. I'm coming out of a very hard to describe world of religious morons.