CBD: An Essential Medicine documents the people, patients, advocates, and events that helped transform cannabidiol from an overlooked component of cannabis into a medicine recognized around the world.
Through documentary photography, historical research, and firsthand accounts, photographer and cannabis activist Mike Davis traces CBD's development from California's medical cannabis movement to the international policy discussions taking place today. The book highlights the patients and advocates who challenged conventional thinking about cannabis medicine, including the development of CBD-rich varieties and the stories that brought CBD into the public consciousness.
More than a history of CBD, this book examines the intersection of medicine, science, policy, prohibition, and patient advocacy and asks what still needs to change for CBD to be treated as an accessible medicine worldwide.