{"id":56583,"date":"2023-01-31T19:40:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T19:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/hong-kong-is-banning-cbd-as-a-dangerous-drug-worthy-of-life-imprisonment\/"},"modified":"2023-01-31T19:40:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T19:40:37","slug":"hong-kong-is-banning-cbd-as-a-dangerous-drug-worthy-of-life-imprisonment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/hong-kong-is-banning-cbd-as-a-dangerous-drug-worthy-of-life-imprisonment\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong Is Banning CBD as a \u201cDangerous Drug\u201d Worthy of Life Imprisonment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hong Kong plans to ban CBD and CBD products starting this Wednesday. Penalties for trafficking CBD into Hong Kong could result in penalties as harsh as life imprisonment.<\/p>\n

\u201cStarting from February 1, cannabidiol, aka CBD, will be regarded as a dangerous drug and will be supervised and managed by the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance,\u201d Au-Yeung Ka-lun, a Hong Kong customs intelligence officer, said during a news briefing, AP<\/em> reported<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs of then, transporting CBD for sale, including import and export, as well as producing, possessing and consuming CBD, will be illegal,\u201d Au-Yeung continued<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n