Why China Is Betting Big on CBD | WSJ

As products made with CBD, or cannabidiol, take off in the U.S., Chinese entrepreneurs are looking cash in. The WSJ visited China’s cannabis heartland to see how they are navigating this highly sensitive industry as they try to turn their country into a CBD superpower.

Photo composite: Sharon Shi. Video: Clément Bürge

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50 Comments

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  3. Gangsta Vic on October 7, 2022 at 7:02 am

    I smoke pure thc 120.00 dollar grams



  4. Sino Filipinas on October 7, 2022 at 7:03 am

    Talking about Opium war, China is taking their revenge now.



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  8. Romelia Darosa on October 7, 2022 at 7:05 am

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  9. Sai Harshitha on October 7, 2022 at 7:07 am

    china : how to control world ?
    china: let’s do way uk did with us opium (hoff)
    china: let’s do it with cbd



  10. mo salah satu on October 7, 2022 at 7:08 am

    china double standard law. LOL



  11. V V on October 7, 2022 at 7:08 am

    While in Brazil we have to produce in Paraguay because the punishment for marijuana production/distribution is the same as selling crack. The world is a ridiculous place.



  12. Bhaskar Param on October 7, 2022 at 7:09 am

    Wow wow wow



  13. Warrior R6 on October 7, 2022 at 7:09 am

    The Valens Company extracts way more they are leading the pack in cbd and extraction



  14. Yingtian Yu on October 7, 2022 at 7:10 am

    Market size is grossly overestimated… shame on you wsj



  15. Glay Chin on October 7, 2022 at 7:11 am

    Yeah right. In China, they show case something that seem dedicated and professional, just for the purpose of proof. Behind the scene, they might be adding other meaningless substance to make up the volume, just like what they do with honey, and other herbal raw materials. And when exposed, they will shamelessly tell you ❝this is the industrial norm❞. Hahaha. Frigging king of scam.



  16. Conrad Vancouver on October 7, 2022 at 7:12 am

    Vile corporations jumping onto the sacred herb bandwagon. Wouldn’t dream of buying their garbage.



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  19. Wise Ass on October 7, 2022 at 7:16 am

    Can China just legalized the CBD and be done with it? They’re not doing themselves any favors by just allowing production.



  20. Sir Hemp Co. CBD on October 7, 2022 at 7:17 am

    In Florida all licensed facilities need to manufacture with 100% USA grown hemp.



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  23. drones r us on October 7, 2022 at 7:22 am

    Lol only on China



  24. big chew on October 7, 2022 at 7:22 am

    Get it lit China.



  25. Louis-David Doyon on October 7, 2022 at 7:26 am

    When they fully embrace the logic behind the CBD Medicine it might give a massive break on many endangered species targeted by the pseudoscience Chinese medicine



  26. Prince Griffin on October 7, 2022 at 7:27 am

    I bet some them Chinese people in that province b smoking the weed that gets rejected ! Let me guess the presidents weed smoking uncle that spent years living in new Amsterdam!



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  28. Naughty Buddha on October 7, 2022 at 7:27 am

    CBD is legal now in China, just bought it from Taobao for my mom’s birthday:)



  29. EyFmS on October 7, 2022 at 7:27 am

    Mmnn naaa il pass…buy organic from the U.S or Canada instead…even Mexico at some point, they need to legalize asap. We have more than enough land mass and quality soil to grow top grade weed. At least you won’t end up smoking plastic…



  30. Online Comedy Club on October 7, 2022 at 7:32 am

    I would never buy Chinese CBD for ethical reason as well as there use of harsh pesticides.



  31. Zachary G on October 7, 2022 at 7:33 am

    Even cbd is made in china lol



  32. FireDog on October 7, 2022 at 7:38 am

    it’s illegal in China.



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  34. King Jeremy Sir Cornwell on October 7, 2022 at 7:43 am

    sell it to chinese people. there sick. buy local.



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  37. Snow Jordan on October 7, 2022 at 7:47 am

    I thought CBD is short for "central business district".



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  39. Kelvin on October 7, 2022 at 7:48 am

    Hey can you subtitle to Chinese version? It is for deaf community, please..



  40. PopcornSticker on October 7, 2022 at 7:49 am

    look at this dude.. and loook at his underpayed workers. He’s probably paying them equivalent of 100 dollars a mont, while claiming 400k a harvest. It seemed to me that hemp farming carries a fair trade vibe with it. And it does under EU regulations or in the US. China will always remain China.



  41. Nixon Shiung on October 7, 2022 at 7:49 am

    they already started a long time ago… before even the US start or legalized weed…



  42. avalon NewWay on October 7, 2022 at 7:50 am

    China is slave country and psychedelics are danger to the Laogai system



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  44. twenlil on October 7, 2022 at 7:53 am

    It smells like US green backs.



  45. JAGDPANTHER 222 on October 7, 2022 at 7:57 am

    America is a nation of junkies, China is reliefing their needs, praise China!



  46. Beate Sieber on October 7, 2022 at 7:57 am

    The best for China is Ma



  47. Sol Badguy on October 7, 2022 at 7:57 am

    So the door code is 1234 😂



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