Nick Boardman, who launched a business called Lizard Green earlier this week, told ChannelEye that both Google and Facebook have declined to run ads for CBD products on their sites.
CBD (cannabidiol) products are routinely sold on the UK High Street by chains such as Holland & Barrett with multiple SKUs. Cannabidiol is extracted from the cannabis plant.
The NHS web site says: “CBD is a chemical substance found in cannabis that has medical benefits. It will not get you high, because it does not contain THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the chemical in cannabis that makes you high.”
Boardman said that Facebook claimed the ad wasn’t allowed because it was “age related”. He adds that people are free to promote ads about “hemp” on the site. A search on Amazon for “CBD” returns results relating to “hemp” oil.
We didn’t bother contacting Facebook or Google for comments as these companies, even in normal times, don’t like journalists poking their noses into their affairs.
You can find our earlier story here.
