Pubdate: Wed, 08 Nov 2017
Source: Philadelphia Daily News (PA)
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Author: Sam Wood

BUYER BEWARE: ONLINE CBD MARIJUANA PRODUCTS OFTEN MISLABELED

Buyer beware. Nearly 75 percent of CBD marijuana extracts sold online
are mislabeled, with many of the products containing little to none of
the active ingredient, according to a study led by a University of
Pennsylvania researcher.

CBD, or cannabidiol, is a molecule found in cannabis believed to have
therapeutic properties. Preliminary studies have found it to be
effective in treating some forms of intractable seizures, pain and
anxiety. It does not deliver the high associated with the better known
psychoactive molecule, THC. CBD products are widely available despite
a federal prohibition on their use. The DEA, and the states of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, consider CBD a Schedule 1 substance
without a valid medical use.

Marcel O. Bonn-Miller, of the Perelman School of Medicine at Penn,
headed a team of scientists who bought and analysed 84 mail order CBD
products.

The study found 43 percent of the products had more cannabidiol and 26
percent had less cannabidiol than was noted on the label. Some of the
products contained THC at levels that might cause children to become
intoxicated or trigger a positive result for a drug test. The team
concluded there was a need for manufacturing and testing standards if
CBD products are going to be used for medicinal purposes.
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