Shopping for the best CBD has become quick and easy thanks to the internet making hemp-derived products ready for purchase from thousands of brands in just a few clicks. Unsurprisingly, most of us head to the largest online retailer when shopping on the internet. While Amazon indeed is full of great deals and items you can conveniently acquire in just a click, buying CBD on Amazon may not be the best idea for several reasons.

 

The CBD product You Buy from Amazon May Not Contain CBD at All.

When you shop online for CBD products, you probably intend to acquire CBD, short for cannabidiol – the compound in the cannabis plant famous across the U.S., which is federally legal and available for purchase from countless retailers. It may come as a surprise, but there is a high chance that the CBD product in your cart on Amazon may not contain CBD. If you take a look, you’ll see neither the name of the product nor its description mentions CBD at all. The reason is quite simple – selling CBD on Amazon is prohibited, according to its selling policies:

“Listings for products containing cannabidiol (CBD) are prohibited, including but not limited to:

1. Full-spectrum hemp oil
2. Rich hemp oil

iii. Products that have been identified as containing CBD.”

Even if you type CBD oil in the search box, you’ll see Amazon autofill suggesting ‘CBS oil,’ which doesn’t even stand for anything. When you hit the search, you’ll see hundreds of products in the results, all of which are labeled as hemp oil, which is not the same as CBD.

Hemp and Marijuana both belong to the cannabis Sativa plant family. The primary distinction between those two is that hemp contains such low THC levels, the psychoactive compound in the cannabis plant, that it won’t get users high or cause any impairing effects. CBD, which is now booming in popularity and is federally legal, derives from hemp. Still, hemp oil on Amazon may not be the same as CBD oil and may not contain CBD.

 

Many sellers who label their products as hemp Oil, usually sell hemp seed oil made by cold-pressing the hemp seeds that don’t contain CBD or THC. CBD oil is different from hemp seed oil as it combines the extract of the cannabis plant – CBD and uses hemp flowers and leaves for its production. You may assume some of the products contain CBD as they mention ‘hemp extract’ on the bottle and a certain number in milligrams, but if you look at nutrition facts, you’ll see there is no serving information ‘extract’ or CBD per bottle or serving. Your wellness is not a guessing game, and you probably want to be more confident and aware of what you are getting with your purchase.

It’s Difficult to Identify Real CBD Oil from Scam

Some CBD retailers will still try to sell CBD on the platform using vague language without writing much about the product or the manufacturer. These techniques may allow them to trade CBD for a while until getting a CBD policy violation.

In such vague descriptions, it’s difficult to distinguish legitimate CBD sellers from fake ones. There is no way for sellers to stand out and talk about CBD’s quality when trying to mask their products under a different name.

 

 

Shady Sellers Make Unusual Claims About the Potencies of their Products

The amount per CBD is one of the crucial aspects when choosing a CBD product to buy, as it defines its strength, amongst other factors. Knowing the amount of CBD per bottle and serving allows you to take the dose that works for your body. On Amazon, you’ll find many products that claim to provide unrealistic numbers of extract per bottle. While hemp oil extract doesn’t mean CBD, the numbers on the bottle may trick many beginners and make them think they are getting the product with the highest potency. While the real CBD products contain up to 2000mg CBD per bottle, it’s easy to get tricked by Amazon sellers who make you think the more is better. Moreover, CBD is quite expensive, and when you see a product with 240,000mg of extract per bottle that costs less than $15, you may want to think twice before ordering it, as most probably, it’s a scam.

Read Reviews Before Buying Hemp Oil on Amazon:

You already know there might be no CBD in the products you find on Amazon, but you may stumble upon product descriptions that are suited for a CBD product. You may think the seller is giving hints to trick amazon and sell CBD to you, and you may still want to give it a try. If so, you may want to check the product’s reviews before making such conclusions and building expectations.

There might be other shoppers who already purchased it expecting to acquire a CBD product, and they may have already written the review.

Third-Party Lab Testing is Essential to Determine the Quality of CBD

Before purchasing your hemp CBD product, it’s essential to see the third-party lab tests to ensure its potency, quality and that it’s free of unwanted ingredients such as heavy metals and pesticides. On Amazon, you can find plenty of third-party sellers but no third-party lab test results, leaving you uncertain if you are getting the safe product to consume. While you won’t find third-party lab tests from Amazon sellers, you may be able to find some using Google search for a specific retailer, and this brings us to the next crucial aspect of your CBD shopping journey on Amazon.

Conduct a Google Search Before Buying CBD Product on Amazon

So, if you want to maximize the benefits of your Prime membership and still want to give CBD shopping on Amazon a try, you should conduct a Google search before purchasing the hemp oil you’ve just found. To ensure you are getting a genuine product, start with a retailer with an excellent online reputation and website and provide third-party lab results to their customers to prove ingredients on the label. There’s no guarantee you are buying a safe product when there are no such lab results available, so it’s best to avoid such brands.

To recap, here’s what you need to know about buying CBD on Amazon:

• Selling CBD on Amazon is prohibited.
• Hemp oil isn’t the same as CBD oil and may not contain CBD at all.
• Because sellers want to trick Amazon policies, it’s challenging to distinguish genuine products from scams.
• Many sellers make false claims about the strength of a product.
• It’s impossible to provide proof of quality without third-party lab test results that aren’t available to Amazon customers.

Because Amazon bans CBD sales on its platform, reputable brands don’t use it for selling their products. Instead, they use other distribution channels and platforms where they are allowed to sell CBD or invest in their online stores to sell their products directly to customers.

Trustworthy brands that provide high-quality CBD have nothing to hide. They make third-party lab test results available on their website, provide information about their farming and hemp growing practices, and are ready to answer their customers’ questions that arise during shopping. So, while Amazon is indeed a useful site for buying plenty of items, it’s not the right choice when shopping for CBD.