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Pain Relief Most Popular Reason For Using CBD In UK

 
• By Tom Gallen

Pain relief is by far the most popular reason for taking CBD in the UK, a recent survey has revealed. The research by YouGov also finds that a quarter of those who have not tried CBD are tempted to do so. 

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Almost one in 10 consumers in the UK have tried CBD containing-products with pain-relief the most popular motivation for doing so, reveals a survey by market researcher YouGov.

The survey - carried out in late August 2019 - asked 1,650 UK residents if they had ever used CBD-containing products, excluding cannabis, and found that those aged under 50...

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