{"id":10010,"date":"2022-10-31T16:54:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T16:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/whats-really-scary-seven-years-in-prison-for-possessing-cbd\/"},"modified":"2022-10-31T16:54:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T16:54:01","slug":"whats-really-scary-seven-years-in-prison-for-possessing-cbd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/whats-really-scary-seven-years-in-prison-for-possessing-cbd\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Really Scary? Seven Years in Prison for Possessing CBD."},"content":{"rendered":"
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At a time when many parts of the world are trending in the right direction in regards to cannabis policy, Hong Kong is going in the opposite direction with CBD. <\/p>\n
Cannabidiol (CBD) is very popular in Hong Kong, with many CBD-based businesses operating in Hong Kong in recent years. <\/p>\n
Yet, despite the cannabinoid\u2019s popularity and thriving industry surrounding it, Hong Kong is proceeding with plans to outlaw CBD.<\/p>\n
As of the posting of this article, a search on\u00a0PubMed.gov\u00a0for the term \u2018CBD\u2019 yields over 10,000 results of peer-reviewed studies, many of them demonstrating that CBD is indeed effective at treating various ailments and conditions. <\/p>\n
PubMed houses the results of peer-reviewed studies from all over the globe and is accessible to anyone with internet access.<\/p>\n
Many of the studies on PubMed involving CBD have also found that the cannabinoid does not induce intoxication, unlike its cannabinoid counterpart tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). <\/p>\n
Despite the growing body of research, Hong Kong\u2019s government is still set to ban CBD, with plans to categorize it at the same level as heroin. Per\u00a0Bangkok Post<\/em>:<\/p>\n Hong Kong will outlaw cannabidiol (CBD) by February, the government announced on Thursday, placing it in the same category as heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine with users facing hefty jail time.<\/p>\n The move is expected to wipe out businesses in the Chinese finance hub that had, until now, been able to sell CBD-infused products such as beers, coffee and health supplements.<\/p>\n The changes to Hong Kong\u2019s drug control laws, pending a final round of vetting by the city\u2019s rubber-stamp legislature, will take effect from Feb 1.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n To describe the future penalty for CBD possession as being \u2018hefty\u2019 is likely not enough to properly put into context how horrific the penalty actually will be starting in February. <\/p>\n\n