Australian Hemp Seeds Hulled

These are the questions our naturopaths ask in store, and nearly all of them come down to which hemp product you're holding.

A good fit if

• You're an adult adding hulled hemp seeds to everyday food, where they're sold and regulated as a food rather than a medicine
• You want the oil in a capsule or dropper and you're happy to read the daily dose on the label
• You take one hemp seed oil product at a time, which is what the required label warning asks
• You want to know which set of rules applies to the product in front of you before you buy

Check with us first if

• You take prescription medicines. We haven't found any evidence about interactions with hemp seed or hemp seed oil, so it's worth a proper check rather than assuming it's fine.
• You're pregnant or breastfeeding. We couldn't find an Australian position on hemp seed oil in pregnancy, and a lack of evidence isn't a green light.
• You already eat foods made with hemp seed oil and are thinking of adding a supplement, because the label warning covers food sources as well as medicines.
• You're buying hemp seed oil for a child over 2. The rules set the under-2 line but say nothing about doses for older children.
• If you take prescription medicines, check with your doctor, pharmacist or our naturopaths before starting.

This list is the part of the page we will not shorten. If any of it applies to you, talk to one of our naturopaths or your doctor before starting.

• Children under 2 years, for hemp seed oil. Item 2515 of the Permissible Ingredients Determination requires the label warning 'Not for use in children under 2 years of age'.
• Anyone already taking or eating another hemp seed oil product the same day. The Determination requires the label warning 'Not to be taken on the same day with other products containing hemp seed oil, including food sources'.
• Anyone on prescription medicines. No interaction evidence for hemp seed or hemp seed oil was gathered in our research pass, so no interaction position can be stated either way.
• Pregnancy and breastfeeding. No Australian safety position was found in our research pass for hemp seed oil, so it's unanswered rather than cleared.
• Anyone using a product that provides more than 36 g of hemp seed oil a day, or by any route other than oral, both of which fall outside what the Determination permits in a listed medicine.