CBD Candid is an independent, commercially supported publication covering US CBD brands and products, for adults. We may earn affiliate commissions or advertising revenue from links on this site. That revenue keeps the lights on — it never dictates our conclusions, our scores, or which products we cover. When a post is sponsored or contains affiliate links, a disclosure appears with the post, every time.
What we cover, and how
We review US CBD brands and track the news that affects what's on the shelf — lab testing practices, pricing, and the regulations rewriting the category. Our recurring lens is simple: what does a milligram of CBD actually cost, and can the label's claims be checked against a published lab report? Read the lab sheet, not the label. We hedge what we can't verify, we make no health claims, and when we get something wrong we want to hear about it.
Who writes here
The site is edited by Sam Otero, who writes all reviews. News posts run under the house byline Staff, CBD Candid, maintained by the site's editorial team. How we score, how we disclose, and how we handle corrections are laid out in our editorial policy.