Research results suggest:
Anxiety disorders have the highest lifetime prevalence of any mental illness worldwide, leading to high societal costs and economic burden. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a constituent of the Cannabis plant, which has potential therapeutic properties for various indications.CBD has drawn increased attention as a potential treatment, as the majority of existing data suggest it is safe, Pre-clinical research using animal models of innate fear and anxiety-like behaviors have found anxiolytic, antistress, anti-compulsive, and panicolytic-like effects of CBD. Preliminary evidence from human trials using both healthy volunteers and individuals with social anxiety disorder, suggests that CBD may have anxiolytic effects.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32923656/
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31866386/