A *thread* about @twitter and what I’ve learned about #CBD in the last 24 hrs. My tweet from yesterday sharing @business news on the #FDA raising concerns about potential harm from #CBD use has gotten over 1.3 million impressions (see screenshots). Link: https://twitter.com/burnettgracem/status/1199357138621083649?s=21⤵️
Did not see this coming and the retweets, comments and quotes keep rolling in. The majority of the #CBD @Twitter commentary on this tweet argues that the side effects that the #FDA has identified as potentially harmful are the same as or more mild than other FDA approved drugs.⤵️
Another comment in quote tweets that has been repeated by many of the commenters - apparently not realizing others had said the same thing - is some variation of ‘alcohol does the same things’ (see sample screenshot). #CBD ⤵️
The next comment theme is expression of the belief that somehow “big #Pharma” is linked to this latest #FDA announcement (see example below). #CBD ⤵️
Folks also raised the point that some of the symptoms are actually desired effects of CBD that people seek out, in some instances as a sleep aid. ⤵️
So far over 19,000 people have engaged with my #CBD tweet and I’m sure there is a much larger discussion going on across the country that @FDA_Drug_Info has sparked. We knew this but just a reminder that: a lot of people care about this.
What a wild place @twitter is! I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: I love it 🤓
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