Jordyn Pollack helped alleviate his transition-related anxiety with CBD products, and now selling them has become the family business through Ziggy's Naturals. "CBD products helped me to relax," said Pollack, a 29-year-old transgender man who lives in Austin, Texas. "I used to deal with dysphoria a lot." CBD, which stands for cannabidiol, is the second most common active ingredient in marijuana after tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC.
CBD does not itself cause a high and has been touted to have medicinal properties. Pollack came out as a lesbian when he was around 20 and as trans about four years ago, he told the Bay Area Reporter.