Cannabis Extract May Work Like a Treatment for Cannabis Addiction Studies have shown that cannabis extracts can help cannabis addicts stop using the drug by fighting off the withdrawal symptoms. Cannabis contains a psychoactive substance called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which gets users high. While THC tends to increase anxiety, CBD makes people calmer and gets rid of the toxic effects of THC. Studies have shown that cannabis extracts can help cannabis addicts stop using the drug by fighting off the withdrawal symptoms. Cannabis contains a psychoactive substance called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which gets users high. While THC tends to increase anxiety, CBD makes people calmer and gets rid of the toxic effects…