Last Updated: August 13, 2026
Full-spectrum CBD, for you and your pet, is still legal in California, but new state law changed
where you can buy it. As of 2026*, general retailers, pet stores, and online sellers can only
offer CBD isolate, zero THC. Full-spectrum products haven’t disappeared, they’re just only
sold through licensed cannabis dispensaries now.
If you or your pet have been using a full-spectrum product as part of your wellness routine, switching to isolate isn’t a like-for-like swap. Many people find that isolate alone doesn’t offer the same experience as a full-spectrum formula, since it’s missing the broader range of compounds that were part of the original product they were used to.
The good news: full-spectrum hasn’t disappeared, it’s just moved. My Best Bud offers full-spectrum formulas for both you and your pet, held to the same quality and testing standards across every product we make, available through licensed California dispensaries.
CBD isolate is a single, isolated compound, just CBD on its own, missing the plant’s broader range of cannabinoids and terpenes. This is what you’ll be getting now when you purchase online or in general, unlicensed retail and grocery stores.
Full-spectrum CBD keeps that broader range working together, rather than isolating just one compound. This combination is often called the “entourage effect,” the idea that cannabinoids and terpenes may work synergistically, producing a different experience than any single compound alone. It’s a widely studied concept in cannabis science, and it’s a big part of why full-spectrum products are often preferred over isolate.
Full-spectrum is still fully legal in California, just only through licensed cannabis dispensaries now.
Looking for a safe, reputable full-spectrum CBD tincture in California? My Best Bud is built on real science, not just a formulation trend. We hold two U.S. patents, with more pending, and we’ve built the largest private cannabis-animal outcome database in the industry, meaning every lab-tested formula is informed by real, tracked data, not guesswork.
We call this approach One Health: the belief that what we learn caring for animals can also move human science forward, and vice versa. It’s why the same clinical-grade, lab-tested standard runs through every full-spectrum tincture we make, for you and for your pet.
When you’re looking for a trusted, licensed source for full-spectrum CBD, you’re getting a formula backed by patented research and real-world outcome data, tested and verified at every batch.
My Best Bud’s full-spectrum formulas, for you and for your pet, are available at licensed dispensaries across California. Use the locator below to find a dispensary near you carrying My Best Bud.
New California law changed what general retailers, pet stores, and online sellers can offer, for both human and pet products. As of 2026, they’re limited to CBD isolate only, zero THC. Full-spectrum products haven’t disappeared, they’ve just moved to licensed cannabis dispensaries.
Yes. Full-spectrum CBD remains fully legal for both people and pets, it’s just only available through licensed cannabis dispensaries now, not general retail or online shipping.
Full-spectrum and broad-spectrum hemp products can no longer be shipped to California addresses, for human or pet formulas. Isolate-only products may still be available online, but full-spectrum options require an in-person dispensary purchase.
Look for licensed dispensary sourcing and lab-tested products. My Best Bud is a licensed California cannabis brand. We’re backed by two U.S. patents and real-world outcome data, and every batch is lab-tested, for both our human and pet formulas. With My Best Bud you know exactly what you’re getting.
Navigating a change like this can feel overwhelming, especially if you or your pet have
relied on full-spectrum CBD for a while.
If you’re not sure what to look for or where to start, take our Find Your Perfect Formula quiz,
we’ll help point you toward the right option for you or your pet.
New California law limits full-spectrum CBD, for pets and people, to licensed dispensaries only. If you’re having trouble finding what you used to buy, here’s what changed.
