CBD Balm definitely works and, of course, doesn’t make you high like smoking weed does. The tincture (oil) that they recommend putting under your tongue also works when rubbed in. Putting it under my tongue made me woozy and nauseous. And I want to say, once again, how CBD tincture when applied over the painful nerve areas (dermatomes), were a life saver for me during my attack of shingles. I must warn though, my doctor laughed at that when I told him. But it absolutely saved me during the outbreak I got AFTER both rounds of shingles vaccines that had become available.