Well, that depends. The legality of CBD itself is in a bit of a gray area because it’s reliant on which individual cannabis sativa plant it comes from. If it’s hemp-derived — which means it comes from a strain that’s high in CBD with 0.3% THC or less — it’s legal. Cannabinoids derived from marijuana, on the other hand, are classified as Schedule 1 drugs , which means they have no medical use and a high potential for abuse. Other Schedule 1 drugs include heroin, LSD, and ecstasy. (In some cannabis communities, the word marijuana is being phased out due to its pejorative and racist history , but is still widely used when referring to the legality of the plant.) As it stands, the DEA has no official stance on CBD as a controlled substance