It’s Caveat Emptor for Online CBD Shoppers

Study finds 98% of online CBD merchants are non-compliant
One product had 18.5 times the allowable amount of lead

Products containing CBD (Cannabidiol)
Photographer: Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images

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By Kristine Owram

October 20, 2019 at 2:00 PM UTC

Updated on

October 21, 2019 at 10:00 AM UTC

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For consumers who buy CBD products online, it’s truly a case of buyer beware.

A new study of 300 online cannabidiol merchants by compliance firm LegitScript found that 98% were non-compliant with regulations in at least one category, with several selling products that made fraudulent claims and one that even contained toxic levels of lead.