DHL Express and CBD

DHL Express wrongly categorizes CBD as medicinal cannabis.

Below are some sources that prove the opposite:

European Union (official page - Dec 2020)

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

Dutch Cannabis Bureau

The Dutch Cannabis Bureau (part of the Dutch Ministry of Health) explains what Medicinal cannabis is. 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.
https://english.cannabisbureau.nl/medicinal-cannabis/types-of-medicinal-cannabis

World health organization

"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)."
https://www.who.int/medicines/news/2017/WHO-recommends-most-stringent-level-int-control/en/

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.