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CBD, short for cannabidiol, has taken the health and wellness world by storm. 25% of American adults are either currently using CBD products as part of their lifestyle routine or are interested in trying them. While many other countries have embraced CBD for its potential benefits, cannabis policies vary significantly based on where you are. […]

A Brief Guide to Buying CBD Oil in Austria Austria’s relationship status with CBD? It’s complicated. Prior to 2018, CBD was perfectly legal to buy and sell, so long as the THC levels were below 0.3%. However, this position was revised by the government, meaning it’s now illegal to use CBD in edible products and […]

A Brief Guide to Buying CBD Oil in Canada As of October 2018, cannabis is legal in Canada, both medically and recreationally. So, it’s safe to assume that CBD oil is also legal, right? The answer’s yes. Sort of. You see, CBD oil is legal to buy in Canada, but it’s also highly regulated and […]

A Brief Guide to Buying CBD Oil in Costa Rica Like a number of its Central American neighbors, Costa Rica does not currently have any CBD rules and regulations enshrined in law. Information regarding the legality of CBD in the country is thin on the ground, while the laws surrounding cannabis are vague at best. […]

A Brief Guide to Buying CBD Oil in Japan Japan has taken a dim view of cannabis for the better part of sixty years. It boasts some of the harshest punishments on the planet for cannabis-related indiscretions, and the laws are so strict that they even prohibit Japanese citizens from using cannabis outside of Japan. […]

A Brief Guide to Buying CBD Oil in Spain Spain’s legal outlook on cannabis, hemp and CBD remains in an almost perpetual grey area, and it makes for a complicated set of circumstances. For example, cannabis can be grown for personal use, but using it for commercial purposes is illegal. Meanwhile, CBD oil with a […]

A Brief Guide to Buying CBD Oil in the UK The UK is in the middle of a serious CBD boom. Leading retailers are stocking their shelves with CBD products and prominent British social media influencers are waxing lyrical about its many uses and benefits. So that means CBD oil is legal in the UK, […]

A Brief Guide to Buying CBD Oil in Georgia As with the other 49 states, CBD oil is legal in Georgia thanks to the 2018 Farm Bill. But the state’s relationship with cannabis is fraught with complication and confusion and has only recently begun to change. A bill supporting legal medical marijuana in Georgia was […]

A Brief Guide to Buying CBD Oil in India India has a long and storied relationship with the cannabis plant, stretching as far back as 2000 BCE. It even gets a mention in the Vedas (Indian religious texts) as the food of the Hindu god, Shiva. Yet despite its place in India’s cultural and religious […]

A Brief Guide to Buying CBD Oil in Mexico The issue of cannabis reform isn’t exclusive to the U.S. Our neighbors south of the border have been wrestling with it for a number of years, going so far as to decriminalize marijuana in 2009. A decade later and it looks likely that Mexico will go […]