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In the middle of 2010, products containing cannabidiol (CBD), one of the special metabolites of\n                    <jats:italic>Cannabis sativa<\/jats:italic>\n                    , started to gain popularity. For consumers and healthcare providers alike, the legal context surrounding the marketing of CBD products is not entirely clear, and the safety of using some products is in doubt. Companies in the online medicinal product market profit from the confusion around CBD oils.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold>\n                    In our study, we employed a complex method known as risk-based safety mapping of the online pharmaceutical market, which included health claim content analysis of online stores, test purchases, and labeling and quantitative analysis of the CBD content.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    There were discovered 16 online retailers selling an average of 2\u20137 goods and CBD oils with a concentration of 3%\u20135% (30\u201350\u00a0mg\/mL) CBD. The majority (n\/N = 10\/16, 62.5%) displayed potential health-related benefits indirectly on their website, and in the case of one web shop (n\/N = 1\/16, 6.3%), we detected COVID-19-related use. Altogether, 30 types of purported \u201cindications\u201d were collected. A total of 12 CBD oil products were test-purchased from online retailers in December 2020. Upon evaluating the packaging and product information, we noticed that three products (n\/N = 3\/12, 25%) lacked instructions on use, hence increasing the risk of inappropriate application and dosing. The cannabidiol content was quantified using UHPLC. The measured CBD concentrations of the products ranged from 19.58\u00a0mg\/mL to 54.09\u00a0mg\/mL (mean 35.51\u00a0mg\/mL, median 30.63\u00a0mg\/mL, and SD \u00b1 12.57\u00a0mg\/mL). 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