“I came across well-known American athletes in the NFL and UFC talking about CBD — cannabidiol — a non-psychoactive compound of the cannabis plant, and how they had managed to get away from painkillers.”

Products containing cannabidiol (CBD) have been steadily increasing in popularity in recent years,with Statista reporting that annual sales of this particular hemp plant extract have grown from $108.1 million in 2014 in the United States to an anticipated $813 million by year’s end.