Why CBD is so popular in stressed out Hong Kong – whether in drinks, food, oils or cosmetics: it offers relief from anxiety without a doctor’s prescription

When Joyce Chen* returned to her native Hong Kong in April 2019, she was looking forward to a happy reunion. After six years in Los Angeles, she felt it was time to reconnect with her family before deciding where her filmmaker career would take her.She could not have imagined the effort to readapt to the city, which was wracked by heavy protests. “I was affected by what was happening in Hong Kong, but I was also emotionally exhausted by my new work,” she said. “Along with depression, I started…

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