DHL Express and CBD

DHL Express wrongly categorizes CBD as medicinal cannabis. 

European Union (official page -  Dec 2020):
https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/news/2020/cannabidiol-cbd-is-not-considered-a-narcotic-drug-under-european-law_en
"Cannabidiol (CBD) is not considered a ‘narcotic drug’ under European law"

The Dutch Cannabis Bureau  (part of the Dutch Ministry of Health) explains what Medicinal cannabis is:
https://english.cannabisbureau.nl/medicinal-cannabis/types-of-medicinal-cannabis
You cannot buy it without a doctors recipe because it is medication containing T|H|C (up to 22%). Medical cannabis is official approved medication. Cannabidiol is only a substance that is part of medicinal cannabis.

World health organization:
https://www.who.int/medicines/news/2017/WHO-recommends-most-stringent-level-int-control/en/
"Current evidence also shows that cannabidiol is not likely to be abused or create dependence as for other cannabinoids (such as Tetra Hydro Cannabinol (T|H|C), for instance)."

Food and Drugs Administration (FDA):
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-drug-comprised-active-ingredient-derived-marijuana-treat-rare-severe-forms
“It is T|H|C (and not CBD) that is the primary psychoactive component of marijuana.”

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/statement-fda-commissioner-scott-gottlieb-md-signing-agriculture-improvement-act-and-agencys
“Today, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 was signed into law. Among other things, this new law changes certain federal authorities relating to the production and marketing of hemp, defined as cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.), and derivatives of cannabis with extremely low (less than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis) concentrations of the psychoactive compound delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (T|H|C). These changes include removing hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, which means that it will no longer be an illegal substance under federal law.”

Consumer CBD does not contain T|H|C. There are strict laws for this in every EU country.

DHL Express has (like many companies) an internal global security department that makes these decisions based on information they think is relevant. These are global guidelines from DHL Express and we and other customers have to follow these.

This means we will ship orders containing CBD with a different courier without sacrificing the speed of delivery to you as a customer.