First CBD cafe opens in Hong Kong, side-stepping cannabis law

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Found Cafe gets around the territory's drug use laws by selling CBD, an extract of cannabis said to have therapeutic effects.

But the food and drink on offer doesn't come cheap.

At Found Cafe, a bottle of cold CBD-infused coffee costs HK$80 , can of CBD beer costs HK$70 and a CBD-infused mooncake costs HK$38 . So far, Found Cafe does not yet have permission to sell freshly made food and drink, only packaged products, but the cafe expects to be fully operational in October. CBD is not classified as a dangerous drug under Hong Kong law but remains illegal in many countries around the world.It is legal in the UK, so long as it meets the Exempted Product Criteria in Regulation 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.

The Home Office adds, however, that"it is very difficult to isolate pure CBD", so"against this background, the presumption has to be...

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