CBD vs. cannabis: can a compound in weed help you use less?
NCT ID NCT06575751
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound from cannabis, can reduce cannabis concentrate use and cravings in people who use concentrates regularly but aren't trying to stop. 120 participants will take either 200 mg or 400 mg of CBD or a placebo daily for 4 weeks. Researchers will measure changes in cannabis use, blood THC levels, and subjective effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Broad Spectrum Cannabidiol (bsCBD)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a treatment to help people who use cannabis concentrates cut back without having to quit entirely.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 120 people, so results may not apply broadly. CBD might not reduce use or cravings more than a placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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25 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 25-60. 2. Regular use (at least 4 times per week) of cannabis concentrates for the last year. 3. Not currently seeking to cut down or stop cannabis use. 4. At least one episode of 3 consecutive days of cannabis abstinence with no experience of severe withdrawal symptoms (i.e., \>=4 DSM-5 Cannabis Withdrawal symptoms rated as "severe"), in the last 90 days. 5. At least two symptoms of a DSM-5 cannabis use disorder. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Use of any illicit substance besides alcohol, nicotine, or cannabis (e.g., cocaine, opiates, methamphetamine, MDMA, benzodiazepines, or barbiturates) in the past 60 days, as indicated by self-report and urine toxicology screening at the beginning of each study visit. 2. Use of CBD-containing products other than cannabis concentrates in the past 90 days. 3. Alcohol use on 3 or more days per week, and/or \> 3 drinks per drinking day in the past 60 days. Participants must also have a breath alcohol level of 0 at the beginning of each study visit. 4. Daily nicotine use. 5. Meets DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for a psychotic disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder), bipolar disorder, or major depression with suicidal ideation, or has a history of treatment for these disorders. 6. Current cardiovascular or respiratory disease (e.g., coronary artery disease, severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc.) 7. Current use of any psychotropic (e.g., antidepressants, anxiogenics) or hepatotoxic medications. 8. Currently use of anti-epileptic medications (e.g., clobazam, sodium valproate) or medications known to have major interactions with Epidiolex (buprenorphine, leflunomide, levomethadyl acetate, lomitapide, mipomersen, pexidartinib, propoxyphene, sodium oxybate, and/or teriflunomide) or a history of seizures. 9. Current use of strong or moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers (commonly used examples not captured by other exclusion criteria include protease inhibitors, macrolide antibiotics \[e.g., erythromycin\], azole antifungals \[e.g., ketoconazole\], verapamil, and grapefruit juice). 10. Current use of strong or moderate CYP2C19 inhibitors or inducers (commonly used examples not captured by other exclusion criteria include proton pump inhibitors, prednisone, and norethisterone). 11. Current or past hepatocellular disease, as indicated by medical history or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \> 2 times the upper limit of the normal range at screening. 12. For female participants, pregnancy or trying to become pregnant. A positive pregnancy test at the beginning of any study visit will result in exclusion from ongoing study participation. 13. For female participants, currently lactating. 14. For female patients of childbearing potential, not willing to use at least an approved method of birth control while taking the study medication, unless she is surgically sterile, partner is surgically sterile or she is postmenopausal (one year). 15. Current suicidality risk as indicated during the conduct of the C-SSRS with concurrence after a study physician's or PI evaluation if the response to C-SSRS questions 1 or 2 is "yes".
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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