CVS Pharmacy announced Wednesday that it will begin selling hemp-derived CBD products in eight states. The national drug store chain will be marketing the topical cannabidiol products, such as creams, sprays and roll-ons, as “an alternative source of relief,” CVS said in a statement to NBC News. CVS will also be partnering with a company to test and verify the quality of the CBD topicals sold in its drug stores.
“We are carrying hemp-derived CBD products in select states to help meet consumer demand for alternative care options,” said CVS Health Spokesperson, Mike DeAngelis.
The items will be sold in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland and Tennessee.
CBD, or cannabidiol, comes from the hemp plant, a close relative to another member of the cannabis family, marijuana. Both plants contain abundant types of cannabinoids, but marijuana is high in the psychoactive chemical THC, while hemp is rich in CBD, the non-psychoactive component of cannabis that has generated quite a buzz for its potential medicinal benefits.
CBD has been touted as a treatment for a wide range of conditions — including anxiety, pain, inflammation and even cancer — but little reliable research has been done on CBD’s effects on humans, experts say. The only FDA-approved CBD oil is Epidiolex, an oral solution prescribed for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare, severe forms of epilepsy.
“Societies have jumped far far ahead of science,” said Dr. Margaret Haney, a professor of neurobiology at Columbia University Medical Center and director of Columbia’s Marijuana Research Laboratory. “So it’s showing up in lotions and pretty much any form of product one can use. There’s a lot of different ways one could use CBD, but the ways we have studied CBD is much more limited.”
Let me know when it sells in NJ
You’ve been able to buy CBD for a while now in NJ
Yes..But I have CVS Perks… lol …
Kelly Renee Costa buy cbd from me. Forkedrivermtnhemp.com
I rather smoke it 😉
Bette DeMarco I hate the smell .. Smoking it is disgusting to me… I also… like Clinton… do not inhale
Mike Towle I get it closer to home
Kelly Renee Costa my store in wall township sells it also
Im in Edison .. .But thanks .. will keep it in mind
Mom and pop pharmacies are already selling CBD products. I picked up some gummies yesterday and it helped me sleep.
So this may be a dumb question what’s the difference from cbd and weed
Pete Zito
Weed has 2 components; THC & CBD. THC is what gets you high, while CBD maintains most of the medical properties.
Pete Zito cbd is from the hemp plant. Has .3% thc. Which is the legal limit. It won’t get you high. But you are less stressed little to no anxiety and helps you sleep too. And eliminates aches and pains
CBD from cannabis (weed) is better! You can only get it at the dispensaries. It has that little bit of THC that works well with the CBD for other body issues 🙂
Janette Lisa weed has little to no cbd. But lots of thc. Unfortunately not legal yet unless you get it at a medical dispensary. Maybe Monday it will be different
Pete Zito CBD is non psychoactive meaning you could consume tons and never get high
Mike Towle there are plants that are cbd dominant with maybe 5 to 10% thc and 20 to 30% cbd but I highly doubt you will see that here
Pete Zito no thc
Wenzel Chris impossible. The hemp plant only produces .3% thc. The marijuana plant has the most thc. But hardly any cbd
Mike Towle My CBD oil made from cannabis (weed) 5.345% cbda and 4.921% THC
Woohoo. I’m in Delaware and Maryland is 30 minutes away.
Lol. Never in NJ.
You kidding you think pharmaceutical companies wants people to use these products?
Laura Schneider Lange Ummmm you can buy in NJ .. from other places already
Kelly Renee Costa ummmmmm Duh I know that ?. You missed my point completely
Kelly Renee Costa the article is about CBD oil sold at CVS that’s my point
Yea … guess i did .. still do ..
Livingston Pharmacy … sells cbd oil ..
Many pharmacies in NJ sell it .. Google it ..
Laura Schneider Lange. Its sold all over nj what are u talking about
Ricky Hume oh dear lord. Yes cupcake I know that ! The article is about CVS. It’s not coming to NJ CVS at this point .
Laura Schneider Lange yea companies want to make money, they will sell you dog crap to.
Shop Rite in Brick sells CBD oil
Laura Schneider Lange why are you so sure of this?
Seltzer???
Of course they are, why wouldn’t they try to get in on the cash flow its bringing now.
Id personally never get my cbd from there.
Vincent LaStella
CVS will never sell a true cbd product
Can I use My Extrabucks to purchase ??
Stacey Churpakovich Collins Anne is already doomed.
Buy from health food stores
Look at CVS being the rebel.
Dale Dziedzic
Boycott CVS they want to Monopoliz the hole pharma industry
They sell “Hempz “ body lotion at CVS in NJ. Made out of 100% Hemp seed oil
Hemp Works only real chit around rest are full of fillers and alot less CBD than bottle says .DONT buy it look up HEMP WORKS Best chit you can get .