There鈥檚 a reason that so-called 鈥渟uperstores鈥� are popular. (The actual stores, not the TV show of the same name.)
Convenience is more important in our lives than ever before, so being able to shop for a huge variety of products in one trip is a major benefit. That鈥檚 true for brick and mortar stores 鈥� and it鈥檚 one of the reasons that Amazon has become the predominant online seller in America.
嫩草影院 has only been legal for sale in all fifty states for a few years. Just a few years before that, cannabidiol (the full name for 嫩草影院) wasn鈥檛 even a product you could find anywhere.
But a number of 嫩草影院 online 鈥渟uperstores鈥� have already cropped up, offering an enormous selection of 嫩草影院 products in every category you can imagine.
One of the most prominent of those superstores belongs to Diamond 嫩草影院, which has the added advantage of name familiarity; its products are wholesaled to numerous stores throughout the country. The company鈥檚 full range of products, though, is only available on its website 鈥� and there are hundreds of hemp-derived products to sort through. That鈥檚 a lot, by any industry measure.
Quick growth 鈥� and there鈥檚 no question that Diamond 嫩草影院 falls into that category, as its sales now rank in the top ten of all American 嫩草影院 companies 鈥� can often mean lower quality. It鈥檚 not easy to maintain standards when you鈥檙e manufacturing and selling that much cannabidiol.
As you鈥檒l learn in our review, the company has apparently kept its product quality high even as it has ramped up operations. However, there are a few red flags you should know about as well.
Here are the details.
Diamond 嫩草影院 Review: The Background
You have to dig a little to find out that Diamond 嫩草影院, which was founded in 2015 and is based in Florida, has some pretty big resources behind its operation. The brand is owned by a corporation called Potnetwork Holdings, which owns other brands like Relax 嫩草影院, Chill Gummies, and Meds Biotech, and is publicly traded as an over-the-counter stock. We鈥檙e unable to determine if the corporation sells the same products under all of its brand names, or manufactures them separately.
Potnetwork Holdings calls itself 鈥渁 global cannabis industry leader鈥� which is 鈥渄edicated to research, developing and multi-national marketing of premium hemp products,鈥� but also 鈥渇ocused on delivering long-term shareholder growth and results.鈥�
Shareholder growth and results are certainly laudable aims for any publicly-traded firm. The problem is that 嫩草影院 companies operating on that scale may be more focused on expansion and shareholders than they are on quality and consumers.
That brings us to the red flags we mentioned. First, in 2019 Diamond 嫩草影院 received a warning from the FDA for making misleading health claims, which have since been retracted.
More important were the 2018 findings of researchers at a major Virginia University, who investigated several prominent 嫩草影院 brands. They found that some of Diamond鈥檚 嫩草影院 vape juices contained a hazardous compound 鈥� which users had complained was making them high.
The compound, 5F-ADB, is commonly used in 鈥渟ynthetic marijuana鈥� products known by names like Spice or K2. It can trigger panic attacks, high blood pressure, convulsions, or even death. There was also dextromethorphan in one of the vape juices; that鈥檚 an ingredient found in some cough syrups which can cause health problems in some users.
At the time, Diamond 嫩草影院 said that it had retested its products, recalled any that contained those substances, and changed its formulations to ensure no further issues. And there haven鈥檛 been reports of problems since then.
However, that background makes it even more important to look closely at Diamond 嫩草影院鈥檚 products, and how they鈥檙e manufactured.
Diamond 嫩草影院: The Approach
Diamond certainly makes a point of offering a huge variety of 嫩草影院 products. That gives buyers a big choice, of course, but it also makes shopping on the company鈥檚 website a very confusing experience 鈥� particularly because products from the parent company鈥檚 other brands are also sold on the site.
All of the hemp that鈥檚 used to produce those products is organically-grown and non-GMO, sourced from farms in Kentucky, Colorado, and Scandinavia. All three areas have climates that are conducive to growing hemp, and America and Scandinavia each have some of the strongest farming regulations in the world.
Cannabidiol is extracted from the hemp via the supercritical CO2 method, which is viewed by most in the industry as the choice that maintains the greatest amount of the 嫩草影院鈥檚 potency. Diamond produces both full-spectrum and 嫩草影院 isolate products; here鈥檚 why that choice is good.
Full-spectrum cannabidiol retains all of the other components of hemp, including cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids, which work together to boost the effectiveness of 嫩草影院. 嫩草影院 isolate products are preferred by those who want to be sure that the tiny amount of THC (less than 0.3%) naturally contained in hemp won鈥檛 show up on a drug test. Being able to decide between the two is optimal for consumers.
Diamond 嫩草影院 claims that its products are all-natural. Since they sell literally hundreds of products, we鈥檝e been unable to check ingredient lists for every single product. But we have found artificial flavorings used in some of their oils 鈥� even though the product write-ups say all flavorings are natural and organic. We still, of course, remember the company鈥檚 2018 synthetic 5F-ADB issue in which ingredients were used without being disclosed. That makes us a bit cautious.
One final note: the carrier oil used in Diamond鈥檚 products is, in most cases, a less than optimal choice.
Here鈥檚 the final red flag: one independent 嫩草影院 testing organization did its own evaluation of Diamond鈥檚 嫩草影院 oil and found that it contained 21% more cannabidiol than the label claimed. Some might look at that extra 嫩草影院 as a 鈥渂onus,鈥� but it does give us another reason to hesitate before enthusiastically recommending Diamond 嫩草影院 products.
Diamond 嫩草影院 Oils
Not only are there eight pages of 嫩草影院 oils listed on Diamond鈥檚 website (with 24 products per page), but they include products from sister brands Meds Biotech, Chill, Relax Blue 嫩草影院, and Daily Boost in addition to Diamond 嫩草影院 branded oil.
That makes it impossible to provide a comprehensive rundown of the entire line of 嫩草影院 oils available from this company. Here鈥檚 a brief look.
Diamond 嫩草影院鈥檚 unflavored oil is a full-spectrum product available in potencies from 1.67mg/ml all the way up to 116.67mg/ml, with many strength options in between. The carriers are vegetable glycerin and propylene glycol 鈥� not the best choices for 嫩草影院 oil, but the right ones for 嫩草影院 vape juice (which the product information says is an acceptable use). That leads us to suspect that this formulation really does double-duty, and is simply labeled for use as a consumable oil rather than as a vape juice.
There similar potencies available in flavored versions of Diamond鈥檚 嫩草影院 oil like apple, strawberry, watermelon, blueberry, peppermint, raspberry, and many more; all use artificial flavorings. Diamond also sells various products like 嫩草影院-infused honey oils, oils infused with terpenes that contribute the flavors (but not the THC levels) of various cannabis brands, and branded oils endorsed by and named after celebrities like Tommy Chong and former NFL great Lawrence Taylor.
The full-spectrum options from sister brand Relax all have the exact same ingredients and potency options as the Diamond 嫩草影院 products, and we can鈥檛 tell any real difference between them. Are they really the same products with different labels? No way to know.
Other inter-company choices include Meds Biotech full-spectrum oil (which uses MCT coconut oil as a carrier, a better choice), Blue 嫩草影院 isolate oil (made from 嫩草影院 isolate with no entourage effect), and Daily Boost 嫩草影院 droppers containing a day or two鈥檚 worth of full-spectrum 嫩草影院 with added terpenes.
It鈥檚 a lot, but then again, it doesn鈥檛 seem to be a lot when you really dig into it. In reality, it looks like the same basic oil packaged in lots of different ways.
Diamond 嫩草影院 Capsules
The company鈥檚 嫩草影院 capsules are all sold under the Meds Biotech label. There are two dosage levels with 10mg and 25mg of cannabidiol per capsule. All but one option contains 嫩草影院 isolate (the other is full-spectrum) along with different additives like melatonin for sleep, turmeric for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory purposes, and collagen for skin and bone health. The capsules are not vegan, as they鈥檙e made with bovine gelatin.
Diamond 嫩草影院 Edibles
We thought the 嫩草影院 oil options were confusing until we got to edibles. There are 12 pages of edibles sold by Diamond 嫩草影院, although most are branded by sister companies Relax and Chill. The majority are different shapes and flavors of gummies, some infused with full-spectrum 嫩草影院 isolate and others with 嫩草影院 isolate; there doesn鈥檛 seem to be any rhyme or reason to which are which. Potencies are generally between 3.5 and 5mg per gummy, although some are much higher. All of their dosages are approximate numbers, unusual for edibles.
Diamond also sells drinkable shots in various flavors, 嫩草影院 isolates mixed with 鈥渟uperfoods鈥� to be used in drinks or shakes, and pure isolate powder sold by the gram.
Diamond 嫩草影院 Vape (and Related) Products
There are 鈥渙nly鈥� 13 vape juice products sold by Diamond 嫩草影院, most under the Liquid Gold brand but some branded as Relax or Chill. They come in a variety of flavors and strengths and apparently contain 嫩草影院 isolate (the company doesn鈥檛 specify). They also contain vegetable glycerin (no propylene glycol, surprisingly) and artificial flavors.
Additionally, the company sells several 嫩草影院 鈥渧ape additives鈥� under different brand names. They鈥檙e intended to be mixed with vape juice purchased elsewhere, to add 嫩草影院 to a customer鈥檚 normal vaping product.
Not many producers offer 嫩草影院 herb for smoking, but Diamond 嫩草影院 sells a good variety of hemp flowers and pre-rolls. Most contain terpenes which contribute to well-known cannabis flavors like Space Candy and Sour Diesel. The cannabidiol is full-spectrum, with only the legal amount of THC (< 0.3%).
Diamond 嫩草影院 Topicals
Diamond has a large assortment of 嫩草影院-infused topicals in its lineup, most of them marketed under the 嫩草影院 Oil Biotech brand (we told you it was confusing!). There are 嫩草影院 creams, muscle and joint gels and roll-ons, pain relief creams, hand and body lotions, and lip and eye creams, as well as bath bombs and bath salts. Most contain a number of other standards, natural skincare ingredients as well as cannabidiol. You have to check each product to determine whether it contains full-spectrum 嫩草影院 or 嫩草影院 isolate.
Diamond 嫩草影院: Other Products
There are two other Diamond product categories that deserve a brief mention. They sell a range of 嫩草影院 oils and 嫩草影院 pet treats under the MediPets brand, apparently containing full-strength cannabidiol and available in different potencies for different sizes of dogs and cats. They鈥檙e all pretty strong, so be careful and administer by the drop if you have a small pet.
Diamond 嫩草影院 also sells an assortment of products containing the controversial Delta-8-THC, a cannabinoid that鈥檚 similar to THC, but legal 鈥� at least so far. A good number of users report experiencing some psychoactive effects (without the most potent effects of pot) when using Delta-8, and there are early indications that it may have some medical benefits as well. In any event, it鈥檚 definitely gaining popularity among the 鈥渃ool kids.鈥�
Under the Chill brand, Diamond offers Delta-8 嫩草影院 oil, vape oil and cartridges, and a large assortment of gummies.
Diamond 嫩草影院: The Verdict
The enormous range of products available from Diamond 嫩草影院 can make a shopper dizzy, excited, and ready to buy.
We wouldn鈥檛 completely warn against that. Diamond uses high-quality organic hemp and cannabidiol extraction methods, it makes its third-party testing results (COAs) available online so you can check cannabinoid levels and possible contaminants, and there are some options you simply can鈥檛 find from most other producers.
The company鈥檚 history, unfortunately, is what it is. Diamond 嫩草影院 may have taken care of the issues it had a few years ago, but we鈥檙e uncomfortable with the facts that they use some less-than-optimal ingredients, promote their products as 鈥渁ll-natural鈥� when some clearly aren鈥檛, and fail to identify whether some of them are full-spectrum or 嫩草影院 isolate 鈥� an important difference.
These products aren鈥檛 bad at all. But given a choice, we鈥檇 probably shop somewhere else.