Cannabidiol infused products are now available at several Kroger stores.

CINCINNATI –

Cannabidiol infused products are now available at several Kroger stores.

The Cincinnati-based grocery chain is the last major retailer to sell CBD-based products. She offers a variety of topical products in several states, including Kentucky and Indiana.

Kroger officials have clarified that its CBD-containing products would not be available in Ohio stores because of state regulations banning the sale of hemp-derived CBD products.

"Like many retailers, we offer our customers a very careful selection of topical products such as lotions, balms, oils and creams infused with CBD derived from hemp," says Kroger.

To be clear, the products offered at Kroger will not include food, beverages or supplements, which are not yet allowed to be sold by the Food and Drug Administration. They are rather strictly current products.

Kroger officials have not said how many stores in Kentucky and Indiana would sell products containing CBD, nor when customers could start seeing them.

"CBD is a natural, non-intoxicant compound that has promising benefits and is allowed in federal and national regulations," reads Kroger's statement. "Our limited selection of CBD topical hemp products comes from suppliers whose quality and safety has been assessed."

CBD is derived from hemp. It's non-psychoactive, which means it will not make you hover. (THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the chemical found in cannabis that does.)

Instead, CBD is marketed for everything from pain relief and inflammation to stress and anxiety.

Its popularity is increasing across the country. Topical products are already sold in drugstore chains, including CVS and Walgreens.

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