When experts have been arguing over the medical benefits of marijuana for decades, they do so chiefly over two chemical compounds: THC or tetrahydrocannabinol and CBD. While it is THC that is responsible for producing the psychoactive effects that marijuana is known for, CBD does not.

THC has various side effects that hurt its case for use in medicinal applications, but CBD has no such drawbacks. While marijuana used recreationally contain a higher concentration of THC than CBD, sustained interest and research in the field of application of marijuana has led to cannabis cultivators creating, by means of selective breeding, varieties of the plant that have high levels of CBD while practically no presence of THC. This development has lead to new avenues where cannabis can be used medically without interfering with the body;s psychomotor and psychological functions, that is, without "the high". Also, this does make the strain unsuitable for recreational use.

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