Britain's cannabis market booms on Covid demandThe National Health Service warns there is "no guarantee" that products claiming to be medical cannabis and sold in health stores as food supplements are of "good quality or provide any health benefits". (AFP photo)LONDON: Britain's legal cannabis market has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic to become the second biggest after the United States, as consumers rushed to alleviate Covid-linked symptoms, industry experts say. Cannabidiol or CBD, which is most commonly sold as oil at high street retailers, is one of the active ingredients of non-psychoactive cannabis. Britain's Food Standards Agency now regulates the sector and its marketing, after the European Union classified CBD as food in 2019. Britain has experienced a "quiet cannabis revolution" that has transformed it into "the world's second largest consumer cannabinoids market", ACI said.

Source: Bangkok Post August 19, 2021 06:00 UTC