If you buy or sell CBD, you could be breaking the law. Here’s why

Suddenly CBD (cannabidiol) seems to be everywhere. But most of the products you see with this cannabis extract are technically illegal. PBS NewsHour visited the nation's only college course for growing weed -- at the University of Connecticut -- to explore the science and legality behind growing hemp to make CBD. Credits: Creator Nsikan Akpan PRODUCERS Nsikan Akpan and Jamie Leventhal VIDEO PRODUCERS Devin Pinckard and Mahlia Posey GRAPHICS PRODUCER Adam Sarraf ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE AND MUSIC Thomson Reuters PubChem CT Pharma YouTube Audio Library “Bundt” by Blue Dot Sessions Adobe Stock Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Snapchat: @pbsnews Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe