I think you're missing the point. If millions say CBD reduces their pain, then CBD reduces pain. I think the proper scientific attitude should be "we don't understand how CBD reduces pain. We can't find a physical basis for it, but there may be a psychological effect that changes the perception of pain to make it more acceptable"
So you think I thought about it after ulfw mentioned it and decided it I wasn't talking about the Placebo effect when I meant I thought about it before ulfw mentioned it and decided it wasn't but can't articulate now why what I said is not the Placebo effect but rather a mechanism which alters perceptions that we don't understand that is quite different from inert sugar pills that provide a purely psychological response?