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Is CBD in the UK Legal?

CBD products are legal if they satisfy certain standards like having 0% THC. CBD products can be bought in "high street shops" as long as they comply with EU regulations and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations.

However, not all high street and online sellers are reputable and safe products. This guide from CBD RAIDERS can help you to understand what to look for.

Legality

The UK CBD market is growing mostly due to the increasing availability of high-quality non-psychoactive cannabis. However there are a variety of questions around the legality of CBD. The most popular form of CBD is oil, which is found in a range of different products, such as health supplements and cosmetics. These products are sold in stores as well as on the internet. CBD contains cannabidiol which has a broad range of medicinal properties. It also contains other phytocannabinoids such as CBG CBN and CBC. These phytocannabinoids may aid in regulating the effects of THC which is responsible for the euphoric sensations that marijuana users experience. The euphoria that is produced by THC is triggered by the activation of certain receptors in the brain. These receptors are called the endocannabinoid system.

CBD is made from cannabis with low-THC or hemp. This plant is cultivated under licence to produce fibre and seeds that are used for commercial use, such as hemp oil and clothing. In accordance with the licence, farmers are required to destroy any part of the plant that have high levels of THC. This includes the buds and flower.

Nevertheless the cannabis industry is attempting to find ways to circumvent these limitations and some companies claim their products are exempt from the Misuse of Drugs Act under a category known as "exempt products". This exemption permits the presence of up to 1% THC but only if certain requirements are fulfilled.

This is creating confusion in the market. For example, some vape shops believe that the THC limit for CBD vape juice is 0.2 percent. It's not the case. The legal limit for THC in CBD vape juice is 1mg per container/bottle.

The Home Office published a report recently on the legality CBD. The report cites peer-reviewed scientific papers and government reports (UK & international), an ACMD call for evidence and earlier ACMD recommendations. It concludes that the current conditions are not sustainable and recommends the development of a legal framework to regulate CBD for consumers.

Benefits

The UK CBD market continues to grow and customers are becoming more interested in the potential benefits of this cannabinoid. It is a nonpsychoactive cannabinoid that is found in capsules, edibles and drinks as well as in vaping liquids. You can also find it in hemp oil that is available in health food stores as well as on the high-street. The popularity of hemp oil has led to certain untruthful manufacturers making false claims about its benefits. It is crucial that consumers are aware of the differences between the various kinds of CBD.

The CBD that is used in many of the UK's CBD products is derived from a cannabis variety known as Industrial Hemp or Cannabis Sativa L. This plant is grown under an approval for low-9-THC cannabis, which is used for seeds and fibres. It is also widely employed in clothing, paper rope, building materials. Farmers are required by law to destroy plants that have more than 1 mg THC. This is a requirement of the licence because tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is psychoactive and can cause an 'high' sensation.


CBD extracted from the plant doesn't have psychoactive effects but still contains phytocannabinoids, such as CBN, THC, and CBC. These phytocannabinoids don't cause any physical or mental effects but they do aid in regulating the balance of neurotransmitters within the body. This promotes calmness and decreases the risk of anxiety and depression.

Unlike THC, which is illegal for general sale, the phytocannabinoids in CBD are not regulated and therefore can be sold legally. However the UK is not yet fully embracing this and it will require some time for regulations to change and the market to develop.

In the meantime, Trading Standards are monitoring the market and are able to take any product that makes health or medical claims that do not have having a valid Novel Food authorisation from the FSA. The Chartered Institute of Trading Standards is also conducting market surveys and this may include tests in the lab of CBD products that are sold in shops.

Dosage

The CBD that is sold in the UK as a food supplement, health product and in vape products (cigs) is mostly derived from 'Industrial hemp' which is also known as Cannabis sativa L. Industrial hemp is cultivated for its fibers and seeds, and has little psychoactive THC. The plant has to be grown under an official Home Office licence, which only allows cultivation of it for preparations that contain the mature stalk, fibre or seeds not leaves or flowers. However, in order to create CBD for consumption in consumer products, it is required to process the entire plant, including flowers and leaves. This results in a CBD Isolate product, however it does contain varying amounts of other phytocannabinoids in the plant.

The concentrations of these additional phytocannabinoids can vary among different varieties of cannabis and even between the plants grown under the same conditions. There isn't much information on the psychoactive effects of these phytocannabinoids in the levels that could be present in consumer CBD products. It was therefore decided to limit the concentrations (9-THC) and its precursor (9 -THCA), in the consumption of CBD products to a level which is unlikely to cause significant psychoactive effects.

The other phytocannabinoids controlled by the FDA were also not to be subjected to a limit because they are hard and expensive to quantify. Limits could also result in unnecessary restrictions for the producers. In addition there is a lack of evidence to suggest that the other phytocannabinoids have any clinically important effects.

The Working Group concludes by recommending that the maximum amount of 9-THC or 9THCA per unit of consumption in the case of a CBD product for use by consumers be set at 50 milligrams. This limit should be reviewed after two years. Furthermore, the Working Group also recommends that an examination of the phytocannabinoids that are controlled in consumer CBD products should be conducted by Dstl, to ensure that these limits are adhered to.

The Working Group has based its recommendations on the available literature and government reports (UK and international) as well as a call for evidence by the ACMD (ACMD, 2021) and prior ACMD reports. In addition the Group has held discussions with representatives of industry, along with staff from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and the Government Chemist's Team.

Safety

The CBD that is available in CBD products in the UK mostly comes from the Cannabis sativa L plant (hemp). The majority of hemp in the UK is harvested for its fibers that are used to make rope, clothing and other building materials. The bud and flower of the plant aren't consumed. Farmers are required to eliminate or leave the bud and flowers to rot on the farm. They are only allowed to harvest stalks and seeds to make hemp oil, CBD tinctures, and other CBD-containing CBD products.

shop CBD oils of CBD products for consumer use contain a combination of other phytocannabinoids, in addition to CBD. These other phytocannabinoids include trans-dimethyl-tetrahydrocannabinol ( 9 -THC) and other cannabinoids which are regulated under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The quantity of these phytocannabinoids that are controlled in the final product isn't known since it is difficult to isolate these from consumer CBD products.

In the absence of any legislation that requires the testing of these phytocannabinoids controlled, the 9-THC content in consumer CBD products can differ greatly. A Defence Science and Technology Laboratory study of 43 commercial CBD products found that 16 (37 percent) had more than 5mg 9-THC. This can result in psychoactive effects similar to standard alcohol units (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, 2020a).

A THC limit is in place in the UK but there are other regulations to be adhered to by producers of CBD products. Food and drinks that contain CBD are required to, for example be in compliance with new food regulations, which means that they must be approved prior to being sold. This could take up to a year and cost tens or even hundreds of thousands of pounds.

In 2023 the legal CBD oils will remain legal to purchase in the UK provided they contain at least 1mg of THC per bottle. However, there are a few products that aren't regulated and these are unlikely to stay on the market for very long, considering the evidence that they cause harm. These products that are not regulated can be seized by the police. To avoid this, customers should only purchase products from reputable producers.

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