By The Fresh Toast's Mary Schumacher, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. While CBD is the major player in treating an illness like severe seizures, it’s really an entourage effect that makes the CBD work. Ever since the 2018 Farm Bill passed in the U.S., CBD has been a hot topic, to say the least. The legislation, which effectively legalizes industrial hemp, significantly opened the market for hemp-derived CBD. From cosmetics to salves to tinctures and more, it seems CBD is infused into everything these days.