Is CBD legal?

The Brothers Apothecary exclusively use legal hemp and hemp-derived CBD.

All Brothers products use Department of Agriculture licensed industrial hemp. Our company has been been registered handlers &/or growers with the Department of Agriculture since 2017. We are federally and state-licensed to transfer hemp products to any person or entity (that means you!).

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The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill completely removed all ingredients and derivatives of industrial hemp from the DEA’s list of Schedule 1 drugs. CBD sourced from marijuana (cannabis with higher than 0.3% THC) is not protected under this definition.

This allowed for legal CBD to be derived from industrial hemp plants, as defined by the US Farm Bill (section 7606 of the 2014 U.S. Farm Bill, as well as Section 12619 of 2018 Farm Bill). This includes any part of the cannabis plant, or a derivative from those parts, “with less than 0.3% THC”, as measured by an accredited laboratory. CBD must NOT be derived from marijuana plants, or other controlled substances.

States may also have varying degrees of legal boundaries for CBD. We heartily encourage you to explore your specifics states rules. Currently, however, USDA rules reinforce that CBD derived from hemp, as well as hemp products (including flower material), is federally legal.

Note: The FDA is responsible for regulating substances and other compounds found in food and drugs. While it has provided no specific rule making guidelines for what the industry calls “CBD compliance”, The Brothers are working as diligently as possible to ensure all levels of compliance & quality are undertaken, including regular updates and improvements based on new direction and announcements by all federal agencies.

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