The Top 5 CBD Infused Beverages You Can Make at Home

There exists a rapidly growing variety of CBD infused beverages or food products being sold online. It may be surprising to find that every single one of these food products is illegal on the federal level!

Indeed, while the 2018 Farm Bill defined and legalized hemp as being “the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 per cent on a dry weight basis,” the Bill also preserved the FDA’s authority over hemp and hemp-derived products, meaning that hemp products must, as applicable, meet the same standards and requirements as any other FDA-regulated products (i.e. food, dietary supplements, human and veterinary drugs, and cosmetics).

While clinical investigations and the FDA’s approval of the drug Epidiolex in 2018 (to treat pediatric epilepsy) currently prohibit CBD from being marketed as a dietary supplement, the FDA has formed a CBD Policy Working Group that aims to coordinate FDA CBD policymaking, including exploring potential pathways for conventional foods containing CBD to be lawfully marketed and put into interstate commerce. For the time being, however, the FDA still prohibits the marketing of food products containing CBD, hemp- or marijuana-derived.

The FDA’s stance is sensible—it’s important that the hemp products accessible to consumers are dependably safe, accurately labelled, and effective. However, it does make enjoying CBD in food a bit more inconvenient if you’re interested in adhering to federal law.