Researchers found that topical CBD products purchased online and in retail stores were often inaccurately labeled, and many contained THC, highlighting the need for improved regulatory oversight, according to a report in JAMA Network Open.
Tory R. Spindle, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and colleagues assessed label accuracy of topical CBD products and quantified their therapeutic and nontherapeutic claims.
“Misleading labels can result in people using poorly regulated and expensive CBD products instead of