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September 28, 2022

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All the hemp CBD oils we recommend have a clean ingredient list, but this tincture from Cornbread Hemp earned this spot specifically due to its high quality ingredients and extraction process.

The high-potency hemp CBD oil is made from whole hemp flowers, which contain the highest concentration of cannabinoids, and no stalks or leaves. The hemp CBD is extracted from the flowers with an organic sugarcane alcohol, and the oil itself undergoes minimal processing to retain all of the beneficial compounds, including flavonoids and fatty acids, that can get filtered out with extensive refining.

Sustainability & Packaging: Cornbread Hemp sources all of its organic hemp from local farmers in Kentucky, where the brand is also headquartered. They maintain an official USDA organic certification for products and manufacturing facilities, too.

Transparency: Cornbread Hemp’s CBD oils are tested for pesticides, heavy metals, mycotoxins, microbial contaminants, and potency via a third-party lab and are only sold if they pass the tests. All COAs are available on the site.

Lazarus Naturals offers a full-spectrum, high-potency hemp CBD at an affordable price. In fact, this bottle comes out to around $0.03 per milligram, which is significantly lower than many of the brand’s competitors (and makes it a great cheap option, especially considering it’s earned USDA certified organic status). 

All hemp is grown on the brand’s own farms, and the ingredient list—which includes organic full-spectrum hemp extract, organic hemp seed oil, and organic coconut MCT oil—is fully organic. There are three bottle sizes to choose between (15 ml, 30 ml, and 120 ml), all with the same strong dosage.

Sustainability & Packaging: Lazarus Naturals oversees the entire production process, from growing and harvesting the item to packaging each item in good manufacturing process (GMP) facilities. The organic hemp used in the brand’s CBD products is grown in central Oregon.

Transparency: Every batch of CBD is third-party tested for solvents, heavy metals, pesticides, microbial contaminants, and potency. Test results are easily accessible on the site.

Added flavoring can make taking hemp CBD tinctures more pleasant, but many additives are made with less-than-ideal ingredients. Charlotte’s Web stands out because the company uses premium organic, natural flavors and never adds dyes or artificial colors to its products. 

There are three flavors—mint chocolate, lemon twist, and orange blossom—and two sizes to choose from. Each bottle provides 60 mg of full-spectrum hemp CBD per serving and is USDA certified organic.

Sustainability & Packaging: Charlotte’s Web has its own small family farms in Colorado where it grows organic hemp. Once harvested, the hemp is transferred to the company’s FDA-registered facility, where all products are manufactured and packaged. 

Transparency: All of the brand’s CBD products are third-party tested for purity and potency, and verified for current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs). COAs are available on the website by entering the serial number for the specific product you want to verify.

If you prefer broad-spectrum hemp–which has all of the minor cannabinoids and terpenes but no traces of THC—this tincture should be your top pick. The streamlined formula features two certified organic ingredients: broad-spectrum hemp extract and extra-virgin olive oil. 

While it comes in four different bottle sizes, the serving always includes 75mg of hemp CBD. Not only will the COA provide clear evidence of the potency of the product, but it also confirms that the oil comes back at 0.0% THC.

Sustainability & Packaging: Joys Organics sources proprietary strains of hemp from USDA-certified organic farmers. All oils are made only with the hemp flowers and leaves, which have the highest concentration of CBD, and no stalks or stems.

Transparency: All of Joy Organics’ lab reports and COAs are available directly on the site. You can easily navigate to the reports via each product page.

If you want to explore the world of hemp CBD but feel uneasy about the trace levels of THC, try starting with a CBD isolate. Our top pick is this Medterra CBD tincture made from non-GMO hemp, along with an organic MCT carrier oil. While it doesn’t give the entourage effect, the oil contains 100 mg of hemp CBD per serving—the highest on our list. 

The brand uses a proprietary extraction process to filter its CBD isolate oils, and the company guarantees that each bottle has zero THC (which you can cross reference in the COA). It also comes in a massive 6,000mg value size for savvy shoppers hoping to save.  

Sustainability & Packaging: Medterra’s CBD is sourced from farms in Kentucky and grown under the Kentucky Hemp Pilot Program, which means the company follows strict regulations for standards and quality. 

Transparency: All of Medterra’s products are third-party tested and approved before they become available to the customer. Lab tests and COAs are posted on the site and easily accessible through each product page.

At 80 mg of hemp CBD per serving, Spruce offers one of the strongest oils you can buy. It’s made from a heirloom strain of hemp brought to the U.S. in the War of 1812 that’s currently grown on sustainable, family-owned farms. As a result, it has a unique combination of terpenes that make it especially effective, per the brand. 

Spruce uses a moonshine extraction method, which results in a high concentration of CBD and terpenes with a low level of THC. (Don’t worry, all the moonshine gets filtered out.) When buying a bottle, you have your choice of carrier oil: an organic MCT-rich coconut oil or organic hemp seed oil. Regardless, you can expect the hemp CBD oil to taste fairly bitter due to the higher concentration of phytocannabinoids and absence of flavoring additives.

Sustainability & Packaging: Spruce works exclusively with two small family farms in Kentucky and North Carolina to source its own heirloom strain of hemp. While other ingredients in the formulas tend to be organic, the hemp itself is not. However it is grown without pesticides.

Transparency: All of Spruce’s CBD is third-party tested by independent labs before it goes into the warehouse for manufacturing. All lab tests and COAs are available on the website.