By Hugo Francisco de Souza Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Apr 20 2026 CBD may help in epilepsy and some psychiatric conditions, but this review shows why weak evidence, inconsistent products, and safety risks still stand in the way of wider medical use. Circumspective: Cannabidiol at the crossroads: panacea, placebo, or problem? Image Credit: Creativan / Shutterstock In a recent Circumspectives article published in the journal  Neuropsychopharmacology , researchers presented two