Guam officials question seizure of CBD products

Acting Gov. Joshua Tenorio and Speaker Tina Muña Barnes sent a joint letter to Attorney General Leevin Camacho on Monday asking for clarification of his position on the legality of importing and selling cannabidiol, or CBD, products on Guam.

A flood of CBD products have appeared on Guam store shelves since the start of the year, following President Donald Trump’s approval of the farm bill that legalized the use of hemp.

CBD is a derivative of the hemp plant. CBD does not provide the kind of high brought on by tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, which is a derivative of hemp’s better known cousin, the marijuana plant. However, CBD does have measurable traces of THC, which has placed its legality in doubt for some.

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