What should I look for when buying CBD?

1. Has the product been tested by a third party lab? If so, then the results should be available to you as a consumer. These are key for you to get unbiased knowledge of the oil’s content - does it reflect the same amount of cannabinoids as advertised, and are there any contaminants present?

2. Does the product contain the South African legal limit of <0.001% THC?

3. What are the ingredients listed on the label? Look up any that you don’t recognise or can’t pronounce, and Google should be able to tell you whether they’e safe or not.

4. Where and how was the hemp cultivated? It is important to know whether it was grown to meet defined standards of cultivation practices on accredited farms, and without the use of any pesticides or GMOs.

5. What kind of CBD does the product contain - Full Spectrum, Broad Spectrum or Isolate? You should research beforehand which of these best suits your needs in order to determine what you want to purchase.

6. How was the CBD extracted? Extraction and distillation are both important factors in the quality of the oil.