- Highland Pharms Review
Summary
CBD Oil Review rates Highland Pharms with two stars because it qualifies for the Quality and Mission Badges.
User Review
( votes)Highland Pharms: 60-Second Summary
Highland Pharms believes in living “with” nature, not being at odds with it. It’s a creed we can get behind, and we see it embodied in their sustainable choices and organically grown pharmaceutical hemp. Whether it’s CBD oil for stress or joint support, Highland Pharms has something for everyone with a great product lineup. We have a bone to pick with a couple ingredients, but overall, we like what we see here, including their decision to forego PG in their vape oils, their raw CBD extract, and more.
** Review Updated 3/29/2019
Highland Pharms Brand Review
Co-founders of Highland Pharms, Luke Johnston and Eliot Harris, started the company to give people a healthy, natural alternative to pharmaceuticals. In fact, the company admits they wish the pharmaceutical companies would just “go away” due to terrible side effects that many experience every day. Luke Johnston lost a long battle with illness in 2016, but CBD oil played a big part in his quality of life. The company carries on his legacy and spirit and still considers what his input might be when making decisions. The Highland Pharms story is genuine and heartfelt, a borderline tear-jerker.
The company gets its name from the location of the headquarters in the Highland Lakes region of Texas. Highland Pharms is committed to quality, sourcing organically grown hemp from Colorado and utilizing CO2 extraction to procure their CBD oil. They get bonus points for sustainability by using biodegradable packaging made from potato starch.
The Highland Pharms product line is strictly full spectrum. There’s some goodies in here (top-choice CBD gummies!), but a likely story with the topical line that prompts us to call out a couple ingredients. Offerings include:
- CBD Oil Tinctures with MCT Oil; mint and strawberry flavors are 100% natural!
- CBD oil for pets
- CBD Gummies – Hold the phone! It’s not everyday we see gummies this top notch. Zero artificial flavors used, and the all-natural coloring comes from organic carrot, pumpkin, black currant, and apple concentrate. Delicious!
- CBD Vape Oil with Terpenes – We applaud Highland Pharms for not using PG, a common ingredient in CBD vape oil. While widely thought to be safe, research indicates it may be toxic, and PG has been documented to cause irritation and other issues.
- HEMP Plus Vape Oil – This one contains organic polysorbate 80. Polysorbate 80 is an emulsifier that is chemically treated and an ingredient we always call out. We’ve never heard of “organic” polysorbate 80, and we’re cautious about that designation.
- CBD Softgels and Capsules
- Raw CBD Extract
- Terpene Blends for vaping
- CBD Hemp Cream and Lotion – Optiphen, a chemical preservative containing phenoxyethanol, and polysorbate 60 are lurking in these.
Despite some of these chemical additives, all in all we like the Highland Pharms product lineup. They came very close to receiving the Safety Badge since they do have CoAs posted for each SKU. Unfortunately, some SKUs only contain purity tests and lack results for contaminants like pesticides and heavy metals.
Bottom Line – Highland Pharms has a heartfelt and environmental ethos, they use high-quality CBD oil, and they have cool products like 100% natural gummies and raw extract. Posting test results for contaminants and charity involvement will give them a leg up.
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Badges For Highland Pharms
Quality VerifiedNon-GMO, organically grown industrial hemp from Colorado is CO2 extracted for all Highland Pharms CBD products.
Mission VerifiedHighland Pharms believes in harnessing the power of plants for natural remedies to help boost health and quality of life.
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Highland Pharms
I emailed highland pharms in march of 2016 with some questions after watching on of their youtube videos. Eliot emailed me back and gave me his phone number! I called and we spoke for about 20-30 minutes. He was extremely cool and helpful and friendly. I have since ordered from them several times. Some things were great, others okay but I always got what I ordered and in a timely manner. Very sorry to hear others have had a bad experience. Seems bizarre given how responsive he was and has been when I have emailed him. I didn’t order any CBD for quite a while and just ordered and received some raw hemp extract. very pricey. I was hoping it would help relieve some anxiety due to mold issues in my house (which we are slowly resolving). The raw extract seems helpful but I can’t tell yet if its worth the $200 I paid for it. It was a much better bang for buck than Endoca which seems to be the best of the best but holy smokes its expensive. Going to try upping the dose and see what happens. But overall, I have been extremely pleased with them. Just my personal experience and I wanted to share given how much time he spent with me on the phone and overall positive experience with this company. I’m not a CBD expert by any means but their product seems good.
FIRST TIME USER. ORDERED HPCREAM AND HPCAPS15. HAVE ARTHRITIS IN THE RIGHT THUMB JOINT. LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE TO HANDLE THE PAIN. THE ONE THING THAT WORKED WAS REMOVED FROM THE MARKET BECAUSE OF SIDE EFFECTS. WAS HOPING THAT HP PRODUCTS WOULD HELP WITH THE PAIN. I HAVE TRIED THE HPCREAM, THREE TIMES A DAY, RIGHT ON THE JOINT. NEVER HAD ANY EFFECT AT ALL AFTER THREE WEEKS. HAVE NEVER USED THE HPCAPS BECAUSE THE BOTTLE WAS NOT, I REPEAT NOT, SEALED. THERE WAS NO OUTER SEAL AROUND THE CAP AND NO INNER SEAL OVER THE OPENING ON THE BOTTLE. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A FEDERAL LAW THAT ALL MEDICAL BOTTLES HAD TO HAVE SEALS FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY. WHAT I RECEIVED HAD NO INNER OR OUTER SEAL. WILL NEVER USE THEM.
I tried their 50mg CBD capsules and they worked very well. Didn’t get sick and felt great. I’ve tried 3 different company’s CBD product offerings so far, won’t name them but Highland Pharms was one of them. I’d rate Highland tied for first place, maybe actually solidly first place, as far as product effectiveness is concerned, but 2nd place for price. Unfortunately for them, the one that tied them in effectiveness is also #1 for price, so I currently buy from them instead. But Highland Pharms is for sure a solid product in my book. Had no problems with shipping or anything.
Please name names. I’d like to give it a try and price is definitely a factor
Highland Pharms stiffed me out of $125!
No product, no money back.
Zero stars from me.
I ordered 3 products from Highland Pharms.
Costing $125.00. After waiting 2 weeks to receive it, only one item was in the box and it was heavily damaged.
When I brought this to their attention it took another 2 weeks for them to respond. Finally said they’d send a new order.
Well, it never showed up.
I’m out $125, and all I hear back from them are crickets.
They get a big ZERO FROM me!
Christina
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I’m a first time user of CBD. I have suffered from Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy(not from Diabetes), fibromyalgia and other diagnosed Autoimmune disease for 20 years. My intake of narcotics had increased and was becoming ineffective. After much research, I ordered 500mg CBD oil with mint from Highland Pharms. It came in the 3 days time promised. The best dosage for me to start with was 25mg and it worked well. My afternoon dose was not as effective probably because I forgot it and by the time I took it my pain level was too great to get back under control. My meds are less than half what I was taking. This next order is 1275mg and I will try a 2nd and 3rd dosage. Hopefully doing this will eliminate pharmaceuticals completely! So far Highland Pharms CBD Oil has worked perfect and I hope the higher dosage will last longer.