Does Trip CBD Drink Contain THC? The UK Rule, Checked
Trip's cans sit on the FSA public list as Validated, not authorised. What the register and the Home Office 1mg rule say about THC in a Trip CBD drink.
By Staff, CBD Wire
Trip says its CBD drinks are THC-free, a claim this desk could not verify because Trip’s lab-reports page did not open. The UK rule for any can is the Home Office exempt-product test: at most 1mg of each controlled cannabinoid, THC included, per container. In England and Wales the drinks sit on the FSA public list as “Validated”, not authorised.
The three ranking pages this desk read, an affiliate review, a retailer blog and a dietitian’s 2024 write-up, relay Trip’s own “THC free” line, and none of the three cites the FSA register or the Home Office factsheet.
Does Trip CBD drink contain THC, as the Home Office frames it?
The Home Office drug licensing factsheet on cannabis, CBD and other cannabinoids, marked “Updated 3 October 2024” and read by this desk on 14 September 2026, sets the question up in three steps.
First, THC is controlled: cannabinol derivatives, “including tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC or THC)”, are Class B drugs under Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Second, pure CBD is not, but the Home Office’s view, shared with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, is that consumer CBD products “contain varying amounts of controlled cannabinoids, such as THC”.
Third, the way out is the exempt-product definition in Regulation 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. A CBD product containing controlled cannabinoids is Class B unless it meets that definition, and the factsheet gives the figure: “the level of each controlled drug in the product must not exceed the 1mg threshold”, measured against the container, “such as a bottle of oil”, not a supposed dose; for a can, the container is the can.
So the regulatory version of the question is “does the can carry no more than 1mg of THC, and of each other controlled cannabinoid?” The site’s 1mg rule explainer covers the other limbs of the test. Trip’s answer would be in its batch lab reports; this desk tried drinktrip.com’s lab-reports page on 14 September 2026 and it did not respond, so no THC figure is printed here. “THC-free” is the company’s claim as relayed by the incumbents, not a figure this desk has read.
Is Trip CBD drink on the FSA public list?
Yes. The FSA’s register of CBD products linked to novel food applications, read on 14 September 2026, carries the header “Last updated: 13 April 2026” and states that it applies to England and Wales only. A search for “Trip” returns 39 results over four pages. Thirteen rows name TRIP or TRIP Drinks with Mile High Labs Inc as supplier; the rest are unrelated products whose names contain the string. Eight of the thirteen are drinks.
| Register product name | cbdid | Supplier as listed | Application | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boost Up 25mg CBD Drink: Lemon, Ginger, Cayenne | cbdid141, cbdid142 | TRIP/Mile High Labs Inc | RP-349 | Validated |
| Calm Down 25mg CBD Drink: Lemon Balm, Chamomile | cbdid143, cbdid144 | TRIP/Mile High Labs Inc | RP-349 | Validated |
| TRIP CBD Infused Cold Brew | cbdid3195 | TRIP Drinks/Mile High Labs Inc | RP-349 | Validated |
| TRIP CBD Infused Lightly Sparkling Elderflower Mint | cbdid3692 | TRIP Drinks/Mile High Labs Inc | RP-349 | Validated |
| TRIP CBD Infused Lightly Sparkling Lemon Basil | cbdid3196 | TRIP Drinks/Mile High Labs Inc | RP-349 | Validated |
| TRIP CBD Infused Lightly Sparkling Peach Ginger | cbdid3197 | TRIP Drinks/Mile High Labs Inc | RP-349 | Validated |
Source: FSA register, all four pages of the “Trip” search, read 14 September 2026. The remaining five TRIP rows are oils.
One caution. The 25mg Boost Up and Calm Down lines are separate products from the lightly sparkling cans, and the register’s product names give no strength for the sparkling range or the cold brew, so do not read 25mg across to a peach ginger can.
What “Validated” means, and what it does not
The FSA’s explanatory page for the list, read the same day, is blunt: “Inclusion of a CBD product in this list does not mean it is authorised, only that the applicant is seeking authorisation.” The page adds that validation “is not the same as authorisation” and that a validated application may still not be authorised. The register’s landing page says the FSA “is not endorsing the sale of any CBD food products, regardless of whether on the list or not”.
The correct sentence for Trip’s drinks, as of the April 2026 update, is: linked to a validated novel-food application, permitted to stay on sale in England and Wales while it is considered.
Is Trip drink legal in the UK?
Scope it: in England and Wales, a listed Trip drink is on sale pending the FSA’s decision; everywhere in the UK, the can must also satisfy the exempt-product test, which only a lab report answers. The list does not cover Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Which Trip drink, and at what price per milligram?
When you know which can you are holding, the site’s Trip vs Goodrays comparison puts per-can CBD next to shelf price and works out the cost of a milligram.
Frequently asked questions
Does Trip CBD drink contain THC? Trip’s lab-report page could not be read from this desk, so no THC figure is printed here. The Home Office factsheet states that consumer CBD products contain varying amounts of controlled cannabinoids such as THC, and that a product sits outside the Misuse of Drugs Act only if it meets the exempt-product test: no controlled drug above 1mg per container.
Is Trip drink legal in the UK? Scope it. In England and Wales, Trip’s drinks appear on the FSA public list as Validated; the FSA advises removal of products not on the list, so listed products stay on sale while the application proceeds, but listing is not authorisation. Separately, any CBD drink must satisfy the Home Office exempt-product definition to sit outside the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The public list does not cover Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Is Trip CBD drink on the FSA public list? Yes, as read on 14 September 2026. A search of the register for Trip returns 39 results over four pages; eight of those rows are drinks supplied by TRIP with Mile High Labs Inc, all under application RP-349 and all with status Validated. The register header reads Last updated: 13 April 2026, so the rows describe the position at that date.
How much CBD is in a Trip drink? It depends which Trip drink. The register names two 25mg lines, Boost Up and Calm Down, alongside the lightly sparkling cans and a cold brew whose rows carry no strength in the product name. This site’s Trip vs Goodrays comparison worked from the per-can figure the sparkling range carried when written; check the can in front of you.
The register describes the position at its 13 April 2026 update; the FSA can change a status, and a validated application can still be refused. CBD drinks are food supplements, not medicines, and nothing here is a claim about what they do to a body or a reason to drink one. For adults.