This week’s media coverage of over-the-counter CBD has caused a surge in enquiries that healthcare professionals are struggling to cope with. Martin Lane investigates.
Hyped-up press coverage about the availability of over-the-counter CBD has left pharmacists and GPs dealing with an unprecedented wave of disappointed customers, according to an investigation by Cannabiz.
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This is a very well-articulated piece. As lead admin of Australia’s largest community focused on CBD products (CBD Reviews Australia), I can confirm that we’ve been inundated with posts about the news of Schedule 3 CBD. A lot of people are under the false impression that it is available now and some are under the impression that black market products are now legal.
The media and government’s handling of this situation has been less than stellar. It’s just caused more problems and work.
I’ve already seen a number of black market sellers take advantage of this news and claim their product is now approved. This is downright dangerous and misleading.
How does the industry reign this in and stop those in need from potentially being harmed by misrepresented news?