First Person Jailed for CBD in Hong Kong: A 32-Year-Old Woman

A 32-year-old woman was recently sentenced to prison in Hong Kong for possessing CBD. According to media reports, she became the first person to receive a criminal sentence for CBD since Hong Kong officially banned it earlier this year.

The woman was caught with two CBD products while passing through customs on March 29, as she was traveling from the United States to Hong Kong. The report also states that she had 2.2 grams of ketamine and 10 syringes, although it was not specified whether the syringes were empty or contained any substances.

On July 7, the woman was sentenced to two months in prison on two counts of drug possession and one count of possession of syringes. A Hong Kong customs official stated that her conviction “reflects the seriousness of the offense and serves as a clear warning to the general public.”

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