Legal Cannabis Oil for HGV Drivers?

Consumer interest in cannabidiol “CBD” is growing fast and there are a wide range of products available online, in health food shops, supermarkets and even at service stations. Praised for its health and wellbeing properties, it is estimated that there are 1.3m users of CBD within the UK. CBD is commonly recognised as a natural go-to for pain relief, sleep disorders and anxiety.

The popularity of CBD has risen rapidly, in part driven by the ‘recommended by a friend’ effect. However, not all CBD products are legal and this puts some lorry drivers at risk of failing a drugs test.
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is illegal within the UK and is a schedule 1 controlled drug under the MDR 2001 and can be found present in some CBD oils.

Bud & Tender, a leading UK cannabis supplement company, is urging drivers to check that the CBD oil they consume contains 0mg of THC and that this can be substantiated by independent lab reports. The London Evening Standard recently highlighted Bud & Tender Filter Pure CBD Cannabis Oil as being one of the best CBD Oils in the UK because of taste, effectiveness and trust due to independent lab reports being available on the company’s website proving THC was non-detectable.

Charles Clowes Co-Founder of Bud & Tender told us that, ‘’only the other week at an event the team informed an HGV driver who was suffering from back pain that the CBD oil he was using contained 20mg of THC and that he was at risk of failing a drugs test. Greater awareness is needed, because if one HGV driver is using CBD oil that contains THC there will be others.’’