try CBD for one reason or another should talk with their doctor first.
Besides that, consumers might consider buying CBD products from a state-run program. Some states like Iowa have established such programs to make CBD available medicinally, Welty said.
“Those products are more reliable, because they have a system to monitor the purity of content,” Welty said. “You’re a little more sure that you’re getting what you’re paying for.”
Welty is much less sure of the “artisanal products” containing CBD that are available in stores and dispensaries, and for good reason — studies have shown that most of these products fail tests for content and purity.
“The CBD products that come through that route, there’s essentially no control, and you as a consumer have no way to know what you’re getting,” Welty said.
More information
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has more about cannabis-derived products.
