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MAY 24 , 2019 08 :36 AM PSTby ZACH HARRIS
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"You have an industry that has a rampant
quality control issue."
If you’re heading to the head shop or health store
for a new hemp-based CBD product to help curb
your anxiety, relieve your arthritis, or just spice up
your morning latte, you may be unknowingly
purchasing pesticides, heavy metals, or something
that contains no actual cannabidiol at all.
According to a new investigative report from
Ellipse Analytics and CBS Austin, 70% of the 240
top selling hemp CBD products available online or
in non-dispensary retailers tested positive for heavy
metals like lead and arsenic, concentrated chemical
pesticides, toxic mold, and other potentially
dangerous impurities.
"You have an industry that has a rampant quality
control issue," Dr. Sean Callan, who lead the Ellipse
cannabidiol testing research, told CBS Austin.
"Comparing [CBD] to other supplements that we've
tested, we found really high levels of pesticides,
really high levels of heavy metals."
Since the federal Farm Bill was signed into law last
year, hemp-derived CBD products containing less
than 0.03% THC are technically legal across the
United States. But without regulatory oversight
from the Food and Drug Administration, the
cannabidiol industry may as well be the Wild West.
In addition to residual fungicides, pesticides, and
ground metals, Callan’s team found that most
hemp CBD products on the market contained
significantly less cannabidiol than advertised.
"They have to test for the THC content because
there's a federal law," Callan said, "but there's no
rule that says you have to actually test your CBD
content."
Until full-scale federal growing, importing, testing,
and labeling standards are applied to hemp
products the same way they are to our food and
other medicinal supplements, the CBD fad
sweeping the nation will be marred by snake oil
hucksters.
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Zach Harris
Zach Harris is a writer based in Philadelphia whosework has appeared on Noisey, First We Feast, andJenkem Magazine. You can find him on Twitter@10000youtubes complaining about NBA referees.Contact.
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