As cannabidiol’s (CBD) popularity has been increasing, multiple questions to as to its legal regime, including under European Union (EU) law, have been raised. In its preliminary ruling in the Kanavape case, the European Court of Justice, for the first time, clarifies that CBD falls under the free movement of goods provisions in primary EU law (Articles 34 and 36 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)). This case note critically addresses the Court’s reasonsing, while putting the case in its broader legal and policy context.