By Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman 403rd Wing Public Affairs On the Official United States Air Force Website www.403wg.afrc.af.mil
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. —
A simple search of “CBD near me” populates around 20 shops that sell cannabidiol products within a 15-mile radius of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. For those that prefer online shopping, there are thousands upon thousands of results that will ship those products right to their doorstep.
With the mass-production of and easy access to hemp-derived CBD products, it’s important for Airmen to understand the dangers associated with using these products in regard to the Air Force’s zero tolerance drug policy.
“Manufacturers aren’t really being up front with what’s in their CBD products,” said Tech. Sgt. Casondra Dixon, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron drug testing program administrator manager. “The packaging might say zero (tetrahydrocannabinol) or a very low percentage, but a lot of times those claims aren’t being tested, so a product might have THC in there at a high enough percentage that it causes you to test positive.”
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