First Human Clinical Trial: CBG Reduces Anxiety and Stress Without Intoxication

If Texasโ€”one of America’s most conservative states and a major hemp producerโ€”signals voter support for legalization, it could dramatically accelerate federal cannabis reform that affects your access to products. In one of the first double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials of isolated CBG in humans, a 20mg oral dose of hemp-derived cannabigerol produced statistically significant reductions in subjective anxiety and stress, along with improved verbal memory, without intoxication, cognitive slowing, or motor impairment. The study of 34 healthy adults suggests CBG may influence stress and anxiety pathways without producing typical ‘drug effects.’ Researchers emphasize preliminary nature and need for replication.

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