. >> and the one that helped him as a substitute for painkillers, a strain high in nonpsychoactive cannibadiol, cbd. remember, cannabis is made up of 400-plus ingredients. two scientists know the most about are thc which is a psychedelic component of cannabis which makes you feel high and then there's cbd. cannibadiol, the non-psychoactive chemical. we told you about this one for years, especially how it stops chronic epileptic seizures in children. there is also research showing that cbd is particularly helpful when it comes to pain. in fact, cbd can do something opioids cannot. >> with opiates you're talking about killing the main, masking the pain, you're done. >> dr. julie holland elited "the pot book: a complete guide to cannabis." >> with medical cannabis you are not just talking about decreasing pain but you are decreasing inflammation. >> that's because opioids do a good job of interfering with pain signals going to the brain. but can n but cannabis works on two receptors. one that blocks that pain and one that decreases inflammation. it's ironic that cannabis can do more than opioids