With marijuana becoming more legal around the US, the University of New York at Buffalo researchers tell buyers to be wary of their CBD product ingredients. Not every item you can purchase from stores contains cannabidiol, even as the label describes it as a CBD product. It is especially true for a product available in a store situated at the corner of a gas station. There is a lack of regulation on cannabidiol products for purity and safety. Therefore, several fake products enter the market pretending to be CBD items.
Two researchers of the School of Public Health and Health Professions of the University at Buffalo surveyed 521 Delta-8 THC customers. For the uninitiated, the term delta-8 refers to a marijuana component with intoxicating effects. There are cannabis derivatives with delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol.
As per Researcher Daniel Krueger from the University of Michigan, it appears that there are fewer governmental restrictions on those cannabis derivatives. Therefore, you may fail to know what is in the product you are thinking about buying.
Krueger stated that some producers convert other phytocannabinoids such as cannabidiol into Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol. According to Krueger, the Drug Enforcement Administration feels that the 2018 Farm Bill does not cover the above-mentioned and that it is legal. That means you can find legally available and illegally distributed cannabis derivatives that contain delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol.
As per Jessica Kruger from the said university, those brownies, gummies or anything else you purchase may contain anything but a cannabinoid. Now, how can you determine whether or not a product that claims to be a cannabidiol product contains the cannabinoid? Here are some pieces of information to help you make that determination.
Check The Label And A Third-Party Laboratory Test Result
Legitimate CBD producers deliver a sample of their CBD items to third-party laboratories for tests to ensure the cannabinoid profile, purity and safety of those products. The involvement of a neutral party or company will help you to confirm whether the product contains cannabidiol and other cannabis compounds or not. To ensure the same, you should cross-check the test result against the information on the label.
Check For FDA Warning Letters
The Food and Drug Administration has warned companies that flouted regulations with fake claims and/or mislabeled CBD products. So, check for CBD FDA warnings on Google for any recent piece of news about a cannabidiol brand you plan to do business with.