CBD, a non-psychoactive derivative of the cannabis plant, is touted by its users as reducing pain, stress, anxiety and inflammation. Hong Kong authorities, however, have said those claims "lack ...

FILE - An employee adds drops of water-soluble CBD, or cannabidiol ... life in prison and a 5 million Hong Kong dollar ($638,000) fine. Some users said the ban shows the international financial ...

Previously the government had limited the ban to cannabis and its psychoactive derivative tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), allowing a nascent CBD industry to grow. Hong Kong’s zero-tolerance pivot ...

13, 2020.Hong Kong banned cannibidiol, also known as CBD, as a "dangerous drug" and imposed ... Some users said the ban shows the international financial hub is going backward.