CBD can cause false-positive drug tests, Banner Health warns

CBD shouldn’t contain marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient, but ingesting it may still result in a failed drug test, officials with Arizona’s largest health system are warning.

People in Arizona and across the country have claimed they failed a drug test when they’ve only used CBD, Banner Health cautioned Tuesday in a written statement.

CBD is a derivative of cannabis that isn’t supposed to contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that produces a high. However, Banner said some CBD products may contain small amounts of THC, leading to positive drug tests. Banner did not specify how many failed tests have been reported.

People use CBD to treat a variety of issues, including chronic pain, anxiety, inflammation and insomnia, although the only CBD product the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved is a prescription drug used to treat rare, severe forms of epilepsy.

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