CBD’s legal position in Europe is set at two levels. The EU sets a cultivation baseline for industrial hemp (0.3% THC under the Common Agricultural Policy), but each member state regulates finished consumer products independently — and the thresholds differ: several markets apply 0.2%, France 0.3%, the Netherlands far stricter values, Italy up to 0.6%, Switzerland (non-EU) up to 1.0%, and the UK uses a per-container cannabinoid cap instead of a percentage.
Ingestible CBD additionally sits under the EU novel food framework: no CBD ingredient has yet received EU novel food authorization, and EFSA’s assessment is ongoing. Topicals and vape products are regulated under different frameworks than foods.
This platform handles the variance structurally: every SKU carries a THC content class and per-country eligibility flag, so what you can order reflects the rules of your market. This page is informational and is not legal advice; rules change and country specifics should be verified with qualified counsel.