One dark, opinionated field-bench for the fast-moving world of CBD — legality, lab data, price-per-milligram, and every FDA letter that lands.
01 — Legality Atlas
A living map of where CBD is legal, restricted, medical-only, or prohibited. Hover to scout, click to pin a state.
CA · FIPS 06
Prop 64 (AUMA). Adults 21+ possess up to 1 oz. Home grow of 6 plants. Nation's largest legal market.
Adults 21+ may purchase, possess, and consume cannabis. Licensed retail stores operate under state oversight.
Data: NCSL · NORML · state agency sites
02 — Toolkit
Everything we built so you don't have to read 50 state codes on a Saturday.
Field guide
Oils, gummies, topicals, capsules, vapes — what each form actually does and how it's absorbed.
Open tool →Lab tools
Paste any batch ID and we'll check it against our index of certificate-of-analysis records.
Open tool →Buy smart
The single number that exposes whether you're paying for hemp or for marketing.
Open tool →Watchlist
Every cannabinoid warning letter and import alert, sorted, dated, and explained.
Open tool →Atlas
Click any state to see THC limits, governing agency, and the year each program was enacted.
Open tool →Sources
FDA API, OpenStates, state cannabis commissions, and direct dispensary scrapes — all credited.
Open tool →03 — Timeline
01
2014
Farm Bill defines hemp pilot programs.
02
2018
Federal Farm Bill removes hemp from CSA.
03
2019
FDA opens public docket on CBD.
04
2021
California AB-45 mandates COAs.
05
2023
Δ8-THC bans accelerate state-by-state.
06
2024
FDA refers cannabinoid framework to Congress.
◢ no hype, just data
We don't sell oil. We don't take affiliate cuts. We aggregate public records and product disclosures so you can decide what — and where — is worth your money.
How we source the data →