TABLE 5.

Current legislation of hemp products and their CBD and THC content globally (Drug Enforcement Administration, 2018; EMCDDA, 2018; Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care Therapeutic Goods Administration, 2020; Dabrowska et al., 2020; Kirilov et al., 2020; Health Canada, 2022; European Commission, 2023; National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory, 2023).

Region	Regulation on the CBD content	Regulation on the THC content
United States, Canada	Hemp derivatives can have high concentration of CBD (maybe more than 10%); however, foods and dietary supplements cannot contain CBD!	The Farm Bill defined hemp as Cannabis sativa L. with delta-9 THC concentration not more than 0.3% (on a dry-weight basis)
EU	All products, made from industrial hemp and CBD-containing products are legal. Foods and dietary supplements cannot contain CBD!	Less than 0.2% THC
Hungary	All products, made from industrial hemp and CBD-containing products are legal (maximum 25 mg/kg). Foods and dietary supplements cannot contain CBD!	Less than 0.2% THC
Australia	Hemp seed products that contain less than 0.01% CBD are allowed to be sold directly without a prescription	All hemp products must contain less than 0.005% THC for it to be considered legal