CBD & Cannabis Affiliate Disclosures

CBD affiliates must avoid disease claims and account for varying legality. The disclosure layer that goes with the affiliate disclosure, plus a copyable sample.

CBD, hemp, and cannabis affiliate sites face a double challenge: the products are subject to FDA and FTC scrutiny over health claims, and their legality varies dramatically by state and country. The FTC has brought multiple enforcement actions against CBD marketers for deceptive health claims, and those actions have reached the promoters, not only the manufacturers.

The disease-claim line

The single biggest risk is claiming that CBD or cannabis treats, cures, or prevents a disease or serious condition — pain, anxiety, cancer, and the like. The FDA prohibits such claims for these products, and the FTC treats unsupported health claims as deceptive. As an affiliate, repeating a seller’s disease claim adopts it. Keep content educational and avoid therapeutic promises.

Legality varies

Because CBD and cannabis legality differs by jurisdiction and changes frequently, your disclosure should make clear that laws vary and that the reader is responsible for compliance where they live. This does not substitute for accurate content, but it sets honest expectations.

What your disclosure block should contain

• The affiliate disclosure.
• An FDA / not-evaluated and no-disease-claim statement.
• A “not medical advice” note.
• A legality-varies-by-jurisdiction note.

Ready-to-use sample disclosure

Last reviewed July 2026. This page is general educational information, not legal or tax advice.