Florida Is Among the 15 States with the Most Interest in Medical Cannabis

Medical cannabis continues to awaken interest in Americans, who show a willingness to know its benefits and where they can acquire it, according to a recent study published by Nature and Bloom that revealed which United States states are most interested in cannabidiol, known as CBD.

CBD is the main component of cannabis, a natural compound without side effects, psychoactive or psychotropic, to which the World Health Organization (WHO) attributes therapeutic properties in epileptic seizures and related diseases.

The study determined that Alabama is the state most interested in using CBD, with 62 points, in an evaluation in which the lower the score, the higher the state’s rating in the total searches for this compound. The state is second in searches for “CBD” and “buy CBD near me.”

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Top 5 states most interested in medical cannabis

Mississippi is the second most interested state in using cannabidiol, with a search score of 69. Its residents rank first for “What is CBD” and fifth for “Buy CBD.”

The third state with the highest willingness to use CBD is West Virginia, with 70 points. It is in third position with searches for “CBD oil”, “What is CBD in the country?” and “medical cannabis,” despite not searching for “CBD store near me.”

The fourth position is occupied by the states of South Carolina and Vermont, with 71 points. The first is the state that most searches for “CBD Shop near me”, “CBD” and “What is CBD?”. While Vermont is ranked first in searches for “Buy CBD” in the United States and second for “Cannabidiol” and “CBD.”

Kentucky and Tennessee share fifth place in the states most interested in using medical cannabis, with 64 points. The first has the highest number of searches for “CBD oil” in the United States. For its part, Tennessee has the highest number of searches for “CBD store near me” and the fourth country with the highest number of searches for ‘CBD’ in the US.

What is Florida’s interest in medical cannabis or CBD?

Florida is among the fifteen states with the greatest willingness to use cannabidiol. Specifically, it occupies 13th place, with a total search score of 94.

According to the Nature and Bloom website, interest in cannabis has increased dramatically over the past decade in the country. The increase in search in that period was 197%, boosting its popularity in the pharmaceutical and skin care industries, due to the numerous benefits that users have found in the use of CBD products.

The top 15 states with the most interest in the use of CBD are completed by:

Minnesota, with a total search score of 75.
Louisiana, with a total search score of 78.
New Mexico, with a total search score of 80.
Montana, with a total search score of 83.
Oregon, with a total search score of 88.
Arizona and Colorado, with a total search score of 90.
Maine, with a total search score of 93.
Delaware, with a total search score of 99.
Arkansas and North Dakota, with a total search score of 102.

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