CBD and Alcohol: What You Should Know

Cannabis and alcohol – for some people, the term “mixed use” may quickly spring to mind. This term is often used for consuming psychoactive THC and alcohol at the same time, and not in a positive sense. But what happens when you consume non-psychoactive CBD and alcohol at the same time? Is there an interaction? Do the substances enhance each other? And could CBD perhaps help to reduce alcohol consumption? Find out here! 😊

Interaction between CBD and alcohol

Like alcohol, CBD also has a relaxing, anxiety-reducing effect. Various studies have investigated both the subjectively perceived interaction of the two substances and the interaction detectable in the body. For this, however, both the human and the animal test subjects received very high doses of CBD that far exceeded the recommended amounts. For this reason, the results can hardly be transferred to reality, and intensive further research is needed before valid results can be presented.

Nevertheless, to summarise the current state of research, it can be said that alcohol and CBD can enhance each other when consumed in high doses and can lead to relaxation, tiredness and mood changes. In addition, CBD shows a positive effect on the side effects associated with alcohol consumption. Animal studies showed that taking CBD can minimise liver and brain damage and protect against cell damage that can be caused by alcohol abuse. Whether the study results can be transferred from animals to humans, however, still needs further research. A study by Consroe et al. investigated the influence of CBD on blood alcohol levels. The results showed that the blood alcohol level of people who took alcohol and CBD (200mg in this study) at the same time was significantly lower than that of people who consumed only alcohol.

Reducing alcohol consumption with CBD

On the subject of “reducing addictive potential”, animal experiments with CBD and alcohol have also shown revealing results: researchers found that taking CBD leads to lower alcohol consumption and can thus support people with alcohol dependence in their abstinence, as the risk of relapse falls. Furthermore, stress is one of the things that can lead to alcohol abuse. CBD can also have a supportive effect here, as according to the WHO it is said to have a relaxing effect. Since it has been shown that CBD does not cause dependence, it is therefore well suited as an aid to escape the excessive consumption of addictive substances, in this case alcohol.

To round things off, a MAGU mocktail recipe for a sparkling but alcohol-free evening

Ingredients:

Juice of
- 1/2 lemon
- 1 orange
- 1 grapefruit
1-2 slices of ginger
Mint leaves
1 cup of cooled green tea
Soda water to taste
1 pump of MAGU CBDeus (Full Spectrum) 5%