Joy Organics CBD Gummies: Tried And Tested (2024)

Joy Organics THC-free gummies contain 25 milligrams of broad-spectrum cannabidiol (CBD) per gummy. The CBD gummies are made with organic ingredients and are both vegan-friendly and gluten-free. While the company’s production and testing process is relatively transparent, without reviews on independent sites like Trustpilot, it’s difficult to verify whether this product delivers on marketing claims, such as reducing stress and promoting relaxation.

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Joy Organics CBD Gummies

• USDA organic and THC-free
• Choose between strawberry lemonade or green apple
• Use gummies as a sweet morning delight, an as-needed afternoon pick-me-up or a bedtime treat
• Created to support stress management, restful sleep, as well as reduce exercise-induced inflammation

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On Joy Organics's Website

• Each jar contains 30 THC-free, broad-spectrum CBD gummies, providing 30 single-gummy servings.
• The product is third-party laboratory tested for more than 50 pesticides and other contaminants to ensure its safety, with a link to its certificate of analysis (COA) easily accessible on the company’s website.
• The gummies are made with hemp sourced from USDA certified-organic farms and hemp extracted through a USDA-certified process that ensures it meets the agency’s quality and safety standards.

Colorado-based Joy Organics is named after co-founder and CEO Joy Smith, whose son recommended she try CBD to help her manage sleep issues and pain. Her experience was so positive that her family decided to turn CBD into a business, according to the company’s website.

The company employs about 40 people, many of whom are family members. Joy Organics strives to create a line of high-quality products in an environmentally conscious way by utilizing recyclable materials, organic sourcing, regenerative farming practices and carbon-neutral shipping.

• Cost: A container of 30 organic 25-milligram CBD gummies costs $50 while a container of 30 organic 10-milligram CBD gummies cost $40. A subscribe-and-save option provides a 20% discount when a customer signs up for monthly deliveries.
• Potency: Each CBD gummy contains 25 milligrams of organic, vegan-friendly, non-GMO, hemp-derived, broad-spectrum CBD. A 10-milligram CBD gummy is also available.
• Quality: The gummies are made with organic and all-natural  ingredients and are free of corn syrup and artificial flavors. Every batch is tested by an independent laboratory for safety and quality.

Joy Organics THC-free gummies contain broad-spectrum CBD, which includes all of the natural cannabinoids and other active compounds of the hemp plant except for THC.

Researchers believe CBD may work by binding to cannabinoid receptors in the brain and spinal cord. These receptors are part of the endocannabinoid system (ECS), which plays a role in managing emotional processing, sleep, pain, inflammatory responses and appetite.

Broad-spectrum CBD lacks THC, the compound that produces the intoxicatingly psychoactive “high” feeling often associated with cannabis use. The absence of THC could be advantageous for people who work in jobs that require problem solving or operating heavy machinery, says Lana Butner, a naturopathic doctor and licensed acupuncturist based in New York City.

“The disadvantage of not having THC is that you’re missing out on [hemp’s] full healing capabilities, calming effects and sleep promotion effects,” she adds. For example, a 2020 study in Neuropharmacology refers to the benefits of full-spectrum CBD, as part of an “entourage effect,” in which CBD becomes more effective when combined with other cannabis compounds, such as THC.

If you’re new to CBD gummies, the company recommends starting with one gummy per day. As your body becomes used to the effects, you can increase the dose.

We reached out to Joy Organics multiple times for comment on its THC-free CBD gummies, but its staff didn’t respond to our requests.

A container of 30 gummies each containing 25 milligrams of CBD costs $50, and a container of 30 gummies each containing 10 milligrams of CBD costs $40. If customers subscribe for monthly deliveries, they receive a 20% discount, bringing the cost of a jar of 25-milligram gummies to $40 and the cost of a jar containing 10-milligram gummies to $32.

Shipping is free on orders over $50. Joy Organics offers a 90-day, money-back guarantee. If you’re not satisfied with the gummies for any reason, you can contact customer support via email or through the website for a full refund.

Joy Organics CBD gummies are made with the company’s proprietary strains of hemp, which are grown on USDA certified-organic farms in Colorado, Oregon and Kentucky, according to the company’s website. The CBD gummies come in two flavors: strawberry lemonade and green apple.

The organic designation elevates the quality in the strain, similar to organic produce, says Dr. Lana. “[Joy Organics] uses certain processes and instruments to make sure that its products and raw materials are free of pesticides, herbicides and other non-plant-related compounds.”

Every product batch undergoes third-party laboratory testing at an International Organization for Standardization (ISO)-compliant lab. ISO, which is based in Switzerland, establishes international standards for a variety of consumer products. Third-party laboratory testing is important because it offers an unbiased evaluation of what a product contains, says Dr. Lana.

Test results linked on the Joy Organics broad-spectrum CBD gummies page show that they’re free of heavy metals, microbes like mold and bacteria, and pesticides.

Joy Organics CBD gummies list organic cane sugar and organic tapioca as the first two ingredients on the product label. A single gummy contains about 2 grams of added sugar, which is an important detail for anyone who limits their sugar intake due to lifestyle choices or certain health conditions, such as diabetes or a yeast infection. “For people who have sugar sensitivity, definitely take the tincture or the oil as opposed to the gummy,” advises Dr. Lana.

CBD manufacturers make many claims about their products, using buzzwords and phrases like “calming,” “anti-inflammatory” and “good for sleep,” says Dr. Lana. How the gummies actually affect someone depends on the product’s potency and how well the CBD is absorbed by the body, she adds.

While a consumer might experience improvements when it comes to relaxation and wellness, Dr. Lana wouldn’t recommend discontinuing other supplements or wellness practices in favor of relying solely on a CBD product. Furthermore, a CBD gummy may take up to two hours to take effect. It’s a much slower route of delivery than a sublingual CBD oil or tincture, which doesn’t have to be broken down by the digestive system and metabolized by the liver before it’s useful, she explains.

If someone is new to CBD, Dr. Lana recommends starting slowly with a 5-milligram dose to see how the body reacts, which can be achieved by dividing a 10-milligram gummy into halves or a 25-milligram gummy into five pieces. Gradually add 5 milligrams at a time to the dose until desired effects are achieved, she adds.

I tried the strawberry lemonade flavor of Joy Organics CBD gummies containing 25 milligrams of CBD, which have a soft texture and sweet initial flavor but a slightly unpleasant grassy aftertaste. This earthiness isn’t abnormal for CBD products, but its intensity depends on the company’s extraction and purification processes, according to Dr. Lana.

The company recommends taking one gummy at least once daily. I took a single gummy every night before bed for two weeks. Any effects the gummies might have had on me were very subtle. The calmer mind and improved sleep benefits the company promises on its website weren’t apparent to me personally, but I didn’t experience negative side effects, either.

Joy Organics CBD gummies have an average rating of 4.7 out of five stars on the company’s website based on 369 customer reviews. Many customers say the product helped them sleep, relieved their stress and improved their overall sense of wellness. Joy Organics also maintains an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). However, I found very few product reviews on independent websites like Trustpilot.