Let’s say you’re hoping to learn more about growing cannabis at home, or you’d like to infuse some of your recipes with it, or maybe you’re just wanting to know a little bit more about the plant’s benefits. Some of the best places to start for this kind of detailed information are through cannabis books. However, with how popular marijuana is these days, it’s not always easy to find books with the right information for you.   If you’re interested in learning more about the ins and outs of cannabis — regardless of the capacity — we’ve got 24 incredible cannabis-related books for you to div ..read more

Amazon may have an instantly recognizable brand and a huge reach as a marketplace, but they are one of the worst places you can buy CBD online. CBD Oracle investigated the hemp market on Amazon, sending 56 products to InfiniteCAL Labs for testing and conducting an in-depth analysis of product listings. The results are explained in full elsewhere, but the simple summary is that the CBD sold on Amazon is not reliable and it’s almost always better to buy hemp products from elsewhere. Here’s a run-down of the main reasons you shouldn’t buy CBD on Amazon and what you should look for instead. Most o ..read more

Chinese sellers are becoming increasingly prominent on Amazon, and the platform’s questionable hemp market is no exception. As part of CBD Oracle’s report on the Amazon hemp market, we found that 30% of products included in the lab study came from Chinese sellers. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing – if a Chinese product is high-quality and cheaper than American alternatives, it’s up to the consumer – but the data provides many reasons to be skeptical of the gummies they offer. TL;DR 30% of Amazon hemp products studied by CBD Oracle came from Chinese sellers. 59% of products from Chinese sell ..read more

In our report on Amazon’s hemp market, among many other issues with the market, we discovered that many of the products sold are flooded with fake reviews. Even if you’re not buying hemp on Amazon – which we would not recommend – in the age of ChatGPT and markets for fake reviews, this is a concern that every consumer should have when shopping online. So exactly how common are fake reviews on Amazon’s hemp products? And how can you spot deceptive reviews before you end up with a defective product? TL;DR Hemp products on Amazon had an average of 58% reliable reviews, according to a CBD Oracle ..read more

If you have a hemp company, you might have considered becoming an Amazon seller and putting some of your products up on the site. However, Amazon policy forbids selling consumable CBD – at least in theory – and sellers with experience working on the platform have mixed feedback. So is it really a good idea to sell hemp on Amazon? How much can you expect to make, and how can you avoid having problems with the site’s enforcement team? The Rules About CBD on Amazon Amazon says they prohibit CBD, anything described as “full spectrum hemp oil” or “rich hemp oil,” and anything identified by LegitScr ..read more

If you’re shopping for hemp on a store like Amazon, eBay, or Walmart, you might come across some truly bizarre claims about the amount of “hemp” you’re buying. Sellers behave as if “bigger is better” when it comes to the dosages of hemp in a gummy, and there is apparently no limit to what they’re willing to claim their products contain. But what does it mean for a pack of gummies to contain 3,500,000 mg of hemp extract? What if the number is 200,000,000? Does it even make sense? We’re going to take a look at the facts behind these claims, whether it’s even possible to have that much hemp in a ..read more

The ban on delta-8 THC in Texas is in force, whether you know it or not. Back in January, a document was quietly added to the Texas Register, completely unsearchable (since it was uploaded as an image), that declared delta-8 to be a Schedule I Controlled Substance. With no true public hearing and no information provided in advance to stakeholders, this decision has become a very controversial one, and Hometown Hero is pursuing legal action against the Department of State Health Services as a result. But is the ban going to stand? What does it mean for stores selling delta-8 THC? And how will t ..read more

Summary: The rules governing consumer hemp products are up for a routine review this year, which could lead to lasting changes in the state. Texas has opened up public comments until April 22nd, 2024. Both businesses and ordinary consumers are encouraged to comment on how the laws have worked for them and places they could be improved. Email dshshempprogram@dshs.texas.gov, with the subject line “Comments on Proposed Rule Review Chapter 300” to make your comments. Hemp has had a rough time in Texas. While the state passed its hemp law in 2019, a couple of years later, it declared that delta-8 ..read more

Amazon’s hemp market is awash with low-quality products that don’t offer what they claim to. It’s a landscape where telling the truth will get your product pulled from the storefront, while keeping your mouth shut on the specifics but promising implausibly big things anyway can net you thousands of sales per month. The people who buy hemp from Amazon are giving dishonest companies money that would otherwise go to legitimate hemp companies, but worst of all, their experience might put them off hemp altogether. So the question is: how much does Amazon’s unreliable hemp market cost the CBD indust ..read more

Unapproved medical claims are widespread in Amazon’s hemp market, according to an analysis by CBD Oracle. Although Amazon ostensibly bans CBD, the “hemp” products advertised on the platform promise the benefits of CBD and even list large dosages in milligrams to create the perception that you’re buying something legitimate. But how do these products discuss their effects and possible benefits, and is this allowed under US law? We performed a detailed analysis of 56 Amazon hemp product pages to find out. TL;DR The FDA lists 10 criteria to determine whether a claim is an allowed structure/funct ..read more