{"id":244315,"date":"2019-06-16T06:30:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-16T06:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/exposed-the-cannabis-oil-sales-reps-breaking-the-law-with-claims-about-it-treating-cancer\/"},"modified":"2019-06-16T06:30:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-16T06:30:18","slug":"exposed-the-cannabis-oil-sales-reps-breaking-the-law-with-claims-about-it-treating-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/exposed-the-cannabis-oil-sales-reps-breaking-the-law-with-claims-about-it-treating-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Exposed: The cannabis oil sales reps breaking the law with claims about it &#8216;treating cancer&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Exposed: The cannabis oil sales reps breaking the law with unproven claims about it &#8216;treating cancer&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Cannabidiol, known as CBD, is increasingly popular as a \u2018wellness\u2019 supplement\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Form of cannabis is legal as it contains less than 0.2 per cent psychoactive THC<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong> British reps working for US firm HempWorx, promised TVs, watches and cruises as incentives for claiming unproven medical benefits<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By Jonathan Bucks For The Mail On Sunday<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span> 19:52 EDT, 15 June 2019 <\/span> | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> 19:55 EDT, 15 June 2019 <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v4\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Sales reps earning a lucrative living from the legal version of cannabis are breaking health regulations by making unproven claims that their products can treat cancer and other diseases, a Mail on Sunday investigation has revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Cannabidiol, known as CBD, is increasingly popular as a supposed \u2018wellness\u2019 supplement and sold by freelance reps at up to \u00a360 a bottle through the internet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This form of cannabis is legal because it contains less than 0.2 per cent of the psychoactive ingredient THC. Strict rules enforced by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) forbid adverts claiming unlicensed CBD products have \u2018properties for treating or preventing diseases in human beings\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-bda50d01f2bfb9d8\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/06\/16\/00\/14838030-7145923-image-m-15_1560642344451.jpg\" height=\"510\" width=\"634\" alt=\"A cannabis oil promoter takes to Facebook and announces she has been taking CBD oil for three months writing: 'I want to help you'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-bda50d01f2bfb9d8\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/06\/16\/00\/14838030-7145923-image-m-15_1560642344451.jpg\" height=\"510\" width=\"634\" alt=\"A cannabis oil promoter takes to Facebook and announces she has been taking CBD oil for three months writing: 'I want to help you'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A cannabis oil promoter takes to Facebook and announces she has been taking CBD oil for three months writing: &#8216;I want to help you&#8217;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>  <span>Timber and iron door built 135 years ago is imported from a&#8230;<\/span> <\/a>  <span>Soaring numbers of casual cocaine users who are treating the&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>       <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1df50f6c606efc1d\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/06\/16\/00\/14838028-7145923-image-a-16_1560642358932.jpg\" height=\"953\" width=\"634\" alt=\"British reps are working for US firm HempWorx after being promised TVs, watches and cruises as incentives, are claiming unproven medical benefits\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1df50f6c606efc1d\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/06\/16\/00\/14838028-7145923-image-a-16_1560642358932.jpg\" height=\"953\" width=\"634\" alt=\"British reps are working for US firm HempWorx after being promised TVs, watches and cruises as incentives, are claiming unproven medical benefits\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">British reps are working for US firm HempWorx after being promised TVs, watches and cruises as incentives, are claiming unproven medical benefits<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Yet scores of British reps working for US firm HempWorx, promised TVs, watches and cruises as incentives, are claiming unproven medical benefits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In one shocking example, Zoe McCardle, a British rep for HempWorx, told customers on Facebook: \u2018Some of the conditions CBD oil can help with are&#8230; diabetes, epilepsy, cancer. Who\u2019s interested?\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She added: \u2018Taking CBD\u2026 helps major organs perform functions to the best of their ability.\u2019 And in a recruitment message for the business, she said: \u2018We went from sales of nine million dollars in 2017 to 100 million dollars last year and this is set to explode even more this year. Join me now in being part of the legal cannabis industry.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Another UK rep, Kylie Elward, claimed CBD oil can \u2018act as an anti-inflammatory\u2019, while a third, Hayley Jo Anne, said she was now able to travel the world and work from her laptop thanks to HempWorx.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She suggested CBD could help treat menopause, gonorrhoea and painful urination and also published a testimony of a customer who she claimed lost 57lbs in weight thanks to CBD \u2013 despite clear guidelines that testimonies cannot be included in promotional material.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Slick HempWorx advertising promises reps can earn up to a million dollars a month and \u2018live the life of your dreams\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-68f4b3dcf7ce3c37\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/06\/16\/00\/14838044-7145923-image-a-6_1560642304748.jpg\" height=\"934\" width=\"634\" alt=\"An advert for 'Hemployment' claims the promoters earn a per cent of the profits every month\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-68f4b3dcf7ce3c37\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/06\/16\/00\/14838044-7145923-image-a-6_1560642304748.jpg\" height=\"934\" width=\"634\" alt=\"An advert for 'Hemployment' claims the promoters earn a per cent of the profits every month\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">An advert for &#8216;Hemployment&#8217; claims the promoters earn a per cent of the profits every month<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Reps who make more than \u00a38,000 in sales are given a flat-screen TV. Those with more than \u00a380,000 in sales are treated to a cruise while those with \u00a3400,000 in sales are given \u00a340,000 and a diamond watch. \u2018Whether you are looking to make a little extra money working part-time, or you are looking for full-time income travelling the world and living the lifestyle of your dreams, we have one of the best compensation plans in the industry,\u2019 HempWorx claims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Last night, the MHRA said it would investigate HempWorx after The Mail on Sunday drew the claims to its attention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The MHRA also revealed that since 2015 it has investigated more than 180 complaints regarding CBD products advertised for sale in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-28e9f8b160d165f6\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/06\/16\/00\/14837920-7145923-image-a-5_1560642153109.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Cannabidiol, known as CBD, is increasingly popular as a supposed \u00bfwellness\u00bf supplement and sold by freelance reps at up to \u00a360 a bottle through the internet\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-28e9f8b160d165f6\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/06\/16\/00\/14837920-7145923-image-a-5_1560642153109.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Cannabidiol, known as CBD, is increasingly popular as a supposed \u00bfwellness\u00bf supplement and sold by freelance reps at up to \u00a360 a bottle through the internet\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">\u00a0Cannabidiol, known as CBD, is increasingly popular as a supposed \u2018wellness\u2019 supplement and sold by freelance reps at up to \u00a360 a bottle through the internet<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The CBD industry is expected to be worth more than \u00a32 billion globally by next year. In the UK, CBD products are sold in stores including Holland  Barrett and used by more than 250,000 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A spokesman for MHRA said: \u2018We take complaints about companies marketing CBD products with medicinal claims very seriously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018Our borderline medicines team will review whether any unauthorised medical claims have been made and, if necessary, take action to bring the companies into compliance.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">HempWorx and its reps did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v4\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<p>        <\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Comments <span class=\"readerCommentsCount\">22<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\n\t    Share what you think\n          <\/p>\n<ul id=\"rc-tabs\" class=\"js-links dm-tabs cnr5 cleared\">\n<li class=\"dm-tab dm-tab-on bdrgr5 cnr-bdr wogr5 link-wox js-active\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Newest<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Oldest<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Best rated<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox last\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Worst rated<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The comments below have not been moderated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bold pad5 wogr5 rc-info\">\n      The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.\n    <\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <a id=\"newcomment\" name=\"newcomment\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <span>Close<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-title\">Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?<\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-subtitle\">Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <span>Close<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-title\">Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?<\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-subtitle\">Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual<\/p>\n<p>  We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. 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