Of course, when manufacturers were given the green light to farm and sell hemp CBD, options for hemp CBD gummies exploded. And like any supplement, some of those options are good, and others? Not so great. To help you sort through the options, we narrowed down the list to the seven best hemp CBD gummies. All of these brands source their hemp CBD from high-quality hemp (often organic), limit the use of excipients (or unwanted extras), and provide full transparency into product testing with an easy-to-access certificate of analysis (COA). And when it comes to gummies, in particular, it’s hard to deny how easy they are to take compared to an oil or tincture. Each gummy offers a premeasured amount of hemp CBD per serving, and they typically have a less hemp-forward flavor. They’re also convenient; you can throw the bottle in your car or your bag and have it on hand whenever you need it. Of course, gummies are also candies—which means they’re bound to have long ingredient lists and additional sugars. If you’re hoping to minimize the additional ingredients in your supplements, opt for hemp CBD tincture or oil (which can have as few as two ingredients). The full-spectrum formula comes in two strengths; a moderate option with 20 milligrams of CBD per serving and stronger dose with 50 milligrams of CBD per serving. (A serving is two gummies). Both options are USDA certified organic and are available at a discounted price for subscribers. Sustainability & Packaging: Cornbread Hemp is based in Kentucky, and the company proudly sources its hemp from local organic farms in the area. The gummies ship in a recyclable glass bottle—though we think the chic bottle can easily be repurposed in other ways. Transparency: Cornbread sends every batch of hemp CBD products to a third-party lab and nothing is released to the public until it’s found to meet stringent standards for contaminants like pesticides, heavy metals, mycotoxins, and microbials. All third-party lab reports and COAs are available directly on the brand’s product pages. While the brand offers a few different hemp CBD gummies, the Daily Wellness line is our top pick from the lineup for those who want something they can take daily, morning or night. The vegan formula has 25mg of hemp CBD per serving, which is two gummies. (Pro tip: Reduce the dose by only consuming one gummy.) What’s more, these gummies are made with organic, full-spectrum hemp extract, which retains additional beneficial cannabinoids—as well as flavonoids, terpenes, and other compounds—in addition to cannabidiol. Most of the other ingredients are also organic and the gummies get their natural color from fruit and vegetable juices, rather than dyes—but there’s only one flavor, raspberry lime (via organic natural flavors). Sustainability & Packaging: Charlotte’s web grows its own organic hemp on small family farms in Colorado. Started by a band of seven brothers, the company is also B Corp certified. Transparency: All of the brand’s CBD products follow FDA’s good manufacturing practices (cGMPs) and undergo third-party testing.. Charlotte’s Web also has all COAs on its website, so you can search for a particular product’s data by serial number. Along with CBD, the formula also has 10mg of cannabinol (CBN), another phytochemical compound extracted from the Cannabis sativa plant that may encourage sleepiness.* This double whammy is delivered as a fruity vegan gummy in a mix of Lemonade, Mixed Berry, and Orange Cream flavors. While there’s already plenty to love about these gummies, they also feature a clean ingredient list, which includes natural flavors, along with organic cane sugar and tapioca syrup, to minimize the hemp flavor. Bonus: They’re also naturally colored with turmeric, spirulina, vegetable juice, and annatto (a food coloring made from the seeds of the achiote tree). Sustainability & Packaging: Extract Labs sources its hemp from local farms in Colorado. The extraction, distillation, formulation, packaging, and shipping is all done in-house in the brand’s manufacturing facilities in Boulder, Colorado. Transparency: Each batch of Extract Labs’ products is third-party tested for solvents, toxins, and potency before being released to the customer. COAs and lab results are available in the online database. Each vegan gummy equals one serving and has a fairly clean ingredient list. (Think: organic cane sugar and organic tapioca syrup.) Naturally colored with the carotenoid lycopene, the 15-calorie gummies taste like strawberry lemonade, which reviewers say “tastes great.” Sustainability & Packaging: Plus CBD’s hemp is grown in Europe with EU-certified hemp seeds, which means it contains even less THC than other full-spectrum picks. (The European Union limits hemp to less than 0.2% THC by dry weight.) Transparency: Plus CBD uses high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to test every batch for quality (i.e., potency and purity), and then verifies its findings through a third-party testing lab. Each bottle has a QR code that you can use to directly access the COA. True to the company’s values of using whole food and clean ingredients, the hemp used in the vegan gummy comes from organic plants grown in the U.S. It’s then combined with organic MCT oil from coconuts and an innovative fruit base (made with the purées, juices, and pectins of apples, peaches, strawberries, and mangoes). Additional organic flavoring comes from pineapple and mango, and the final product is dusted in citrus fiber to replicate that sugar-dusted coasting seen on many popular candies. Sustainability & Packaging: Garden of Life has a farm co-op in easten Organic where it grows organic, non-GMO hemp plants for its hemp CBD. In addition to following organic guidelines, Garden of Life also practices regenerative farming. Transparency: All batches of CBD are tested by a third-party lab to ensure potency and purity. When you receive your gummies, you’ll see a lot number on the bottom, which can be entered onto the website to access the COA. More importantly, the gummy opts for a CBD isolate from hemp rather than a full- or broad-spectrum hemp extract, so you won’t find any traces of THC. (Click here to learn more about the effects of hemp CBD.) Sustainability & Packaging: Wild Theory is a family-owned company that sources organic hemp from local family farms in Wisconsin. Each batch undergoes third-party testing to ensure that it meets quality standards. Transparency: Each Wild Theory product contains a batch number that you can enter directly on the site to pull up the corresponding COA. If you’re new to hemp CBD, it’s a good idea to start on the lower end to see how you feel before slowly working your way up to higher doses if needed based on your body composition or for certain health support areas. The gummies on our list defy these concerns; they swap HFCS for organic sugars or natural fruits. We also stuck with vegan formulas, which use pectin instead of gelatin to get the food’s signature chewy signature. Additionally, it’s important to consider any inactive ingredients (the items in the “other ingredients” list). Some of the hemp CBD gummies marketed for sleep or calm also have ingredients like chamomile, melatonin, or L-theanine. These ingredients aren’t necessarily “good” or “bad,” they’re just something you should be aware of when narrowing down your options. If COAs and third-party testing aren’t available directly on the manufacturer’s website, contact them directly to see if they can send the information to you.
