england-and-wales medical freedom-of-speech medical-marijuana ireland
Why is CBD legal in UK, Ireland, etc but it is Illegal to advertise it?
<p>Why can't you advertise CBD on Facebook, Google, etc., considering there is no THC and it is not a drug?</p>

<p>CBD most definitely is a drug and a chemical derived from marijuana. It may be a legal medicinal drug under the laws of <a href="http://news.sky.com/story/cannabis-ingredient-to-be-classed-as-medicine-in-uk-10714967" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the UK</a> and <a href="https://www.endoca.com/blog/tag/is-cbd-legal-in-ireland/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ireland</a> (two completely separate sovereign countries by the way) which just set their respective policies on the subject earlier this year, but that doesn't mean that it isn't a drug, and like many drugs it will require a prescription. </p>

<p>In any case, the UK and Ireland are not bound by the vigorous first amendment protections of the USA, and even the U.S. heavily regulates the advertising of medicinal drugs in order to protect the public from misleading claims in this commercial form of speech.</p>
