On Track Off Road No.184

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Just one week after the fallout regarding the controversy of
lime that was errantly put down on standing water in San
Diego and left riders with burns and some parts on the
bikes being destroyed, Feld Motorsports had another issue
on their hands in Dallas dealing with the incoming sponsorship
of CBD oil companies.
Marijuana guidelines are relaxing
in a lot of states or in some cases
being legalized. CBD oil, which
is a non-intoxicating marijuana
extract that is being credited with
helping treat a host of medical
problems, has even been used
by some riders to cure aches
and pains from the racing. We’re
seeing more companies pop up
selling the oil, some that are associated
with marijuana companies
and some are just selling the
oil. Privateer Dean Wilson found
himself covering the logos earlier
this year when Feld told him
that because of the vagaries of
the laws from state to state, NBC
- the network TV provider - has
standing policy against accepting
advertising from marijuana
or CBD oil companies. This was
a bit of a mini-controversy to
start the series but in one sense,
Wilson got more publicity out of
it when the logos were forced to
be covered up.
Well Chad Reed started this
whole thing back up last week
in Minneapolis when he debuted
a helmet that had CBDMD.com
logo on it. Reed, being the rebel
that he is, didn’t clear it with
anyone beforehand and caused
a bit of a stir before the race. His
stance was that this company,
unlike Wilson’s, just focused on
the oil itself and wasn’t selling
marijuana with another branch of
the company ala Dean.
“I think it has its place. I really
do. For me personally, a hundred
percent the reason why I started
using it is I moved to Charlotte
and couldn’t ride my bicycle because
it was so cold,” Reed told
me. “So I started running again.
I was just like, dude, I can’t run.
My ankle just hurts daily. So I
kind of almost caved into ‘I’ll try
it’. Everybody talks about it. So
I tried it and long story short, I
didn’t even know but ended up
with the one brand I bought was
cbdMD. They’re locally in Charlotte.
It was kind of funny how it
all worked out. But I think shortterm
sucks, but I think that longterm
they’re here to stay.”
So Reed was allowed to race
with it and Feld went back to the
drawing board with its lawyers
and the AMA. We saw a press release
get issued by the AMA late
last week:
• The law regarding CBD products,
including their lawful sale,
possession, advertising, and
sponsorship of them, is unsettled.