The Supreme Court held in case 2022두60776 that CBD, CBN and THC are themselves 'cannabis' under the Narcotics Control Act, even when extracted from seeds, roots or mature stalks, parts the Act otherwise excludes. The food and drug ministry then warned that possessing, eating, importing or selling CBD products is punishable, ending the grey market in hemp-derived CBD. The ruling did not change the Act; it fixed the meaning of its existing definition.[1][2]
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- 대한민국 법원 — 대법원 2025. 5. 29. 선고 2022두60776 판결 (표준통관예정보고발급거부처분취소)판결 요지: CBD는 추출부위와 무관하게 대마
- 경향신문 — “대마초 어느 부위서 추출해도 불법”…칸나비디올 성분 제품 주의 (2025. 6. 10.)식약처 2025.6.10. 경고; 소지·섭취·수출입·제조·매매 처벌archived
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