>> Devin: TONIGHT, A "HELP ME HANK" HIDDEN CAMERA
INVESTIGATION TELLING US WHAT WE
NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CBD, LOTIONS,
DROPS, AND MORE ARE BECOMING
SOME OF THE HOTTEST PRODUCTS.
>> Kim: THE LACK OF REGULATION
CAN CREATE CONCERN FOR
CONSUMERS.
CONSUMERS. AT 5:00, DR. FRANK McGEORGE LOOK
AT THE SCIENCE BEHIND CBD.
AND NOW CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR
HANK WINCHESTER TELLS US HOW TO
SHOP FOR IT.
>> Devin: THE PRODUCTS DO SEEM
TO BE POPPING UP EVERYWHERE.
>> Hank: YEAH, THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE OF IT.
THIS INDUSTRY IS BOOMING!
THIS IS THE NEW STOREFRONT IN
ROYAL OAK, PURE CURE CBD AND
THIS LOCATION OPENING SOON.
BUT WE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT’S IN
THESE PRODUCTS?
THESE PRODUCTS? WHAT IS THE SALES PITCH?
SO WE DID JUST THAT, WEPT
SHOPPING FOR CBD.
>> SEEING IT EVERYWHERE.
>> IT’S A GOOD THING.
IT DOESN’T MESS UP YOUR MIND AND
IT GIVES YOU A NICE CALM
RELAXING FEELING.
RELAXING FEELING. >> Hank: WE’RE SEEING THE
PRODUCTS ON STORE SHELVES FROM
OILS TO LOCATIONS, PILLS,
CIGARETTES, EVEN CBD WATER.
WE WANTED TO KNOW WHEN YOU GO TO
BUY, WHAT’S THE SALE PITCH?
DO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY’RE
TALKING ABOUT?
TALKING ABOUT? WITH HIDDEN CAMERAS ROLLING, OUR
"HELP ME HANK" PRODUCER WENT IN
AS WE LOOKED FOR PRODUCTS.
>> DO YOU HAVE CBD PRODUCTS?
>> Hank: THEY SURPRISED US
SAYING THEY USE THE CBD PRODUCTS
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. >> I USE THIS ONE.
I HAVE REALLY, REALLY BAD
ARTHRITIS IN BOTH MY KNEES WHERE
I WILL CRY IN PAIN.
>> I HAVE A BAD BACK AND I PUT
IT ON FOR 15-30 MINUTES, GOOD
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
>> DO YOU THINK IT’S REALLY
WORKING OR PLACEBO EFFECT?
>> IT REALLY WORKS.
>> DO YOU THINK IT’S SAFE
>> YEAH, I USE IT.
>> Hank: DOES IT CONTAIN
MARIJUANA?
MARIJUANA? >> IT’S A HEMP.
IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY THC, SO NO
BUZZ OR ANYTHING EUPHORIC.
WE WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO SELL IT
IF IT HAD THC.
>> Hank: SHE WAS MANAGEABLE.
AND THE NEXT CLERK ALMOST HAD
THE RIGHT INFORMATION BUT DIDN’T
HAVE THE RIGHT NAME OR NUMBER.
>> THERE’S NO TC OR LESS THAN
.03.
.03. >> Hank: A PRODUCT ISN’T GOING
TO BE TREATED AS PARAPHERNALIA
IF THE THC IS BELOW .3%.
YOU CAN PURCHASE CBD AT GNC,
BETTER HEALTH, EVEN KROGER.
BUT IF YOU WANT A HIGHER CONSENT
CONCENTRATION, YOU NEED TO GO TO
A DISPENSARY AND YOU NEED A
MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD.
JAMIE IS A RESEARCHERS WITH
BRIGHTFIELD MEDICAL GROUP.
>> BEEN FOLLOWING THE MARKET FOR
SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND WATCHED IT
UNFOLD FROM THIS VERY, VERY
NICHE MARKET TO A MUCH LARGER
BOOMING INDUSTRY.
BOOMING INDUSTRY. >> Hank: THE PRODUCTS ARE NOT
BEING REGULATED.
BEING REGULATED. SO YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT’S REALLY
IN THEM.
IN THEM. THE MAIN PLAYERS IN THE INDUSTRY
THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS
ARE THE ONES TO TRUST.
>> MANY OF WHICH ARE DOING THEIR
OWN COMPLIANCE MEASURES AND
MAKING SURE TO GO THROUGH THIRD
PARTY TESTING TO MAKE SURE THAT
THERE IS NO LEAD OR HARMFUL
CHECKS IN THEIR PRODUCTS.
>> Hank:
>> Hank: MORE WILL BE COMING AS THE INDUSTRY BEGINS TO BOOM.
BACK OUT HERE LIVE.
AND BECAUSE THERE IS NO
REGULATION IN PLACE, YOU HAVE TO
DO A LOT OF THE RESEARCH
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. THAT MEANS HOPPING ONLINE AND
CHECKING OUT VARIOUS REVIEWS AND
GOING WITH A PRODUCT THAT
ACTUALLY POSTS RESEARCH
INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH DR.
McGEORGE DURING OUR FACEBOOK
LIVE.
LIVE. FIND THE CHOT ON THE WDIV
FACEBOOK PAGE.
FACEBOOK PAGE. BUT HE ALSO SAYS IT IS KEY:
BEFORE USING ANY OF THESE
PRODUCTS, HAVE A CONVERSATION
WITH YOUR OWN DOCTOR.
.
. >>DEVIN: WE’LL TRY TO HELP WITH
THE RESEARCH.
THE RESEARCH. BECAUSE IT’S THE FIRST STEP IN
OUR WORKING TO TRY TO EDUCATE
FOLKS ABOUT CBD.
>> Hank: AND WE’LL CONTINUE THIS
SERIES AND WE WANT TO HEAR FROM
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. THEY CAN E-MAIL ME DIRECTLY,
ALSO DR. McGEORGE.
WE WANNA KNOW WHAT YOU WANNA
LEARN ABOUT CBD AND WE’LL WORK