BOTANICAL BOLDNESS
Interest in the cannabis extract cannabidiol (CBD) has exploded over the past few months, with supporters saying it can help with anxiety and depression, as well as improving sleep and appetite.
While it comes from the cannabis sativa plant, CBD has no psychoactive qualities so won’t get you high (that’s tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC), is legal to use and runs no risk of addiction.
Already used in vapes, creams and oils to help with a variety of ailments, CBD is now available in a drink that claims to reduce social anxiety. Dutch Courage, from the award-winning Botanic Lab, also contains hibiscus, green tea and sour cherry and is free from refined sugars, artificial colours, flavours and sweeteners.
Botanic Lab Dutch Courage , £1.99, from Holland & Barrett, Waitrose and…