When CBD Oil tinctures and gummies first started showing up in gas stations in Indiana, I really wanted to try it but my natural skepticism kicked in.
I just didn’t know enough yet.
Plus, at the time, local law enforcement authorities were raiding gas stations and confiscating CBD Oil products.
Back in 2012 in Indiana history, the popular marijuana synthetic called K2/Spice was being sold in gas station convenience stores all across Indiana. People of all ages were overdosing on it, including some deaths.
With the increasing number of overdoses and deaths of Hoosiers across the state, former Governor Mitch Daniels signed into law a bill banning synthetic drugs in Indiana.
The law immediately made it illegal for any businesses in Indiana to sell synthetic marijuana and other types of synthetic drugs. If caught selling CBD Oil products, a Indiana retailer could lose their business license for up to a year.
So when CBD Oil first began showing up in gas stations convenience stores in Indianapolis, I was skeptical and, quite frankly, scared of being arrested if I got pulled over with a bottle of CBD Oil in my car.
PARAPHRASING BOB DYLAN … THE TIMES THEY HAVE A CHANGED
Fortunately, the times have changed and CBD Oil is now legal in all 50 states … technically.
Today, CBD Oil products are now not only legally sold in all 50 states at gas stations, mall kiosks. natural health food stores. juicing shops, gyms, yoga studios, chiropractic offices, you name it.
Even several reputable direct selling companies have CBD Oil as either their main product or as a featured product line.
If you are reading this page, it is likely you have heard about CBD Oil and may be considering giving it a try but you are skeptical just like I was.
In my early research, before I tried my first bottle of CBD Oil, I spent hours gathering information that would give me the confidence that the CBD Oil I eventually bought was the real deal.
BUYERS BEWARE: NOT ALL CBD OIL PRODUCTS ARE CREATED EQUAL
Keep in mind, that even today, not all CBD Oil products are created equal.
So, how can you know if the particular CBD Oil product you are considering isn’t a waste of your hard-earned money?
CONSUMER NOTE: In case you wondering, CBD Oil products can cost as low as $39.95 to over $200 depending on the particular product and where you buy it.
Now, you may be asking …
How can I know that I am getting a good, quality CBD Oil product?
Since industrial hemp companies aren’t regulated by the FDA like pharmaceutical companies, there are five particular criteria consumers can use to evaluate CBD Oil companies.
If the company that produces the CBD Oil product that you are considering meets the following five criteria, the odds are high that product you buy contains exactly what the product label says it contains.
FIVE CRITERIA TO CHOOSING A HIGH QUALITY AND SAFE CBD OIL PRODUCT
ONE: MADE IN THE USA
Is the CBD Oil product made in the USA?
Is the company fully compliant with the regulations of their State Department of Agriculture?
If the product is not made in the United States of America, I highly recommend you do not buy it.
Be particularly wary of any CBD Oil products you buy online if they are not made in the USA. If you end up buying CBD Oil products made in China, Romania, or any number of countries, you are really taking a chance with your health.
If you do buy CBD Oil products from China or any other country, how can you really know what you are getting?
Well, you really can’t know for sure.
Although industrial hemp companies in the United States may not be regulated by the FDA like Big Pharma, they still must be compliant with state regulations which is a good thing for consumers.
Besides, why would you buy a CBD Oil products from any other country when you have the best industrial hemp growers in the world in Kentucky, California, Colorado, and the other fine states in our Union where industrial hemp production is legal and subject to state regulations?.
Now, there are some American hemp growers that get their hemp seeds from Europe but that’s okay as long as the company practices number two …
TWO: GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES (GMP)
Is the CBD Oil product produced at a GMP facility?
Good manufacturing practices (GMP) are regulations published by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act.
GMP regulations require industrial hemp companies use a quality approach to manufacturing that minimizes or eliminates incidents of contamination, mixups, and errors.
GMP regulations are designed to protect consumers from CBD Oil products that are not effective or, even worse, dangerous to your health..
GMP regulations are enforceable by law.
Any industrial hemp company and its executives that fail to comply with GMP regulations are subject to serious consequences including product recall, huge fines, and even jail time.
THREE: CRUELTY FREE FACILITY
Does the particular company whose product you are considering to buy use animal testing?
CBD Oil is used in many CBD skincare products.
The skincare industry has a notorious reputation for using animals as test subjects and very frequently it doesn’t work out so well for the animals.
The most reputable industrial hemp manufacturing companies do not use animal testing during the research and development phases of their CBD Oil products.
FOUR: ORGANICALLY GROWN
Is the CBD Oil 100% naturally grown without any pesticides, insecticides, and other harmful chemicals?
The best, the purest, the highest strength, the highest everything CBD OIl is manufactured organically, meaning ALL NATURAL – NO INSECTICIDES, NO PESTICIDES, NO GMO (Genetically Modified Organism).
So how can you know if what you is buying is truly organically, all-naturally grown …
FIVE: THIRD PARTY LAB TESTING
Can the company provide you with third party lab testing to backup their product labels?
The most reputable CBD Oil companies will gladly provide you with lab testing reports backing up the information on their product labels.
Most companies provide third party testing results on their website. Those that don’t will provide the lab results if you contact them.
Buyers Beware: Be wary and suspicious of a CBD Oil company if they will not provide you with third party lab test results.
RESOURCES TO LEARN FURTHER
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act – FDA.GOV
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