Cannabidiol (CBD) and Stress Response: Psychobiological Mechanisms

Experimental Stress: Behavioral induction of acute psychosocial and physiological stress. First, participants will be provided with a speech topic and given 4 minutes to prepare a speech that they subsequently deliver in front of evaluators and a video recorder. Then, participants will complete a mental arithmetic task in front of the evaluators for 8 minutes. Then, participants will complete a cold pressor task in which they submerge their hand in ice water for 90 seconds.