Cannabidiol Medication Intervention Trial

Exclusion Criteria10

• Change in psychotropic medications less than the duration of 5 half-lives of the medication in question prior to screening (e.g., concomitant antidepressants or atypical antipsychotics) and any changes during study participation
• Contraindications to CBs, e.g. allergies to cannabis and cannabis products, potential clinically important drug-drug interactions (e.g. strong CYP3A4 inducers/inhibitors, anticonvulsants)
• Vascular disease, clinically important cerebrovascular disease or current uncontrolled cardiovascular disease (e.g. uncontrolled hypertension, ischemic heart disease, arrhythmia and severe heart failure, cardiovascular accident in the 3 months prior to Screening (V1)), as per investigator assessment
• Clinically significant liver disease, as reflected by serum alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase \> 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN), or total bilirubin \> 1.5 x ULN; The Investigator may decide to repeat the assessment to confirm criterion prior to screen failing the participant
• Clinically significant impaired renal function at screening, as per investigator assessment
• Currently meeting DSM 5 criteria for Major Depressive Episode Presence, or current substance dependence (excluding caffeine and nicotine) or history of other major psychiatric disorders or neurological conditions (e.g. psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, stroke, epilepsy)
• Substance-Related Disorders (excluding caffeine and nicotine)
• Clinically significant delusions and/or hallucinations (e.g. NPI-NH delusion/hallucinations subscore ≥4 or judgement of QI)
• Reported use of marijuana or cannabinoid-based medications, products or supplements (botanical or synthetic) within 1 week prior to randomization
• Systolic blood pressure (SBP) \< 90 mmHg or \> 150 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) \< 50mmHg or \> 105 mmHg at screening or baseline (prior to randomization) or a postural drop in SBP ≥ 20 mmHg or DBP ≥ 10 mmHg at screening