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This Swansea cafe puts shots of CBD in its coffee

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If there weren’t already enough decisions to make when ordering your morning latte, a coffee house in Swansea has added yet another to the list: with or without cannabidiol oil?

(Related: Coffee may help you live longer, says science)

From a mug of green tea to the classic cappuccino, for an extra £1 Bogarts CBD Coffee House will add eight milligrams of CBD oil to your morning brew of choice.

If you take the hit, don’t expect to rock up to work in a red-eyed haze. CBD is a non-psychoactive chemical compound found in the marijuana plant, most commonly found in oils and extracts.

(Related: Can you really get addicted to cannabis?)

Since it doesn’t contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the key compound in cannabis that causes users to feel high, you won’t wind up raiding the office fridge come 10am.

“People do come in here thinking it’s an actual cannabis coffee shop, thinking they’re going to have a cup of coffee and float out of here, but obviously that’s not the case at all,” coffee shop owner Jeff Lang told the BBC.

According to Lang, his customers range in age from 18 to 80 years old, and opt for the extra ingredient for a variety of reasons, from treating anxiety to easing arthritis.

(Related: What to know before you try CBD oil for pain relief)

“It’s hard to explain but my brain would just calm down,” customer Lucy Bason told the BBC. “I suffer from depression and anxiety. Normally with my anxiety it’s about having quite bad repetitive thoughts, but this just slows that down.

“Every day before work I come in here. The coffee wakes me up but the CBD oil helps to chill me out. It says to me ‘it’s ok, you’ve got this’.”

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While there’s plenty of anecdotal validation like Bason’s to draw from, there’s currently little clinical evidence to back CBD’s medical benefits.

We’ll stick with our usual order until the science catches up.

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