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What people ask us

Straight answers, including the awkward ones. If yours isn't here, ask us in the chat and we'll add it.

Close-up of the Gotavia C label
A 22 ml amber glass dropper bottle. The amber is there to keep light off the extract.

Legality and travel

Is CBD legal in Colombia?

Yes, and you don't need a prescription or any paperwork to buy it. We sell the THC formulas too, but not from a catalogue: those we talk through with you first, because the dose depends on the person.

Can I fly home with a bottle?

We'd tell you not to, and that goes for both CBD and THC. Every country has its own rules and some are severe about it regardless of what's legal here. Don't put it in your luggage on our say-so.

Can I carry it around the city?

Personal amounts have been decriminalised in Colombia, but you can still be stopped and questioned. Keep it in its labelled bottle rather than decanted into something else.

The product

What's actually in it?

A cold-extracted cannabis extract carried in organic sesame oil, and nothing else. The C formula is 15-20% CBD and 0.5-1% THC. The I and S are medium strength.

Do you have lab certificates?

No. These are artisanal preparations, not pharmaceutical products, and there's no per-batch lab report. We'd rather say so plainly than let you find out later.

How long does a bottle last?

About a month with daily use. The 22 ml bottle gives roughly 440 drops — at 15 drops a day, that's close to a month.

Will it show on a drug test?

Tests look for THC metabolites. The I and S would definitely show. The C contains 0.5-1% THC, so on a sensitive test the risk isn't zero. If you're tested at work, tell us before ordering.

Effects and safety

How fast does it work?

Under the tongue, 20 to 45 minutes for CBD and 30 to 90 for THC. For sleep and anxiety most people notice something in the first week; for pain it usually takes two to four weeks because the effect builds.

Any side effects?

With CBD, mild and mostly from taking too much: dry mouth, daytime drowsiness, some digestive upset in the first days. With THC: dry mouth, red eyes, faster heart rate, altered sense of time, and — the one people mind most — anxiety or paranoia.

Can I take it with my medication?

Check with your doctor first. Cannabinoids compete for the same liver enzymes — the cytochrome P450 — as many common drugs, including blood thinners and anti-epileptics, and can change their levels in your blood. This isn't boilerplate caution.

Does it cure anything?

No. There's serious research under way in several conditions and one approved CBD-based medicine for specific forms of epilepsy, but a bottle of oil is not a treatment and anyone selling it to you that way is lying.

Buying

How do I pay?

Bank transfer, Nequi or Daviplata, before dispatch. No cards, and no cash on delivery — the order always travels with a courier rather than being handed over in person.

Do you speak English?

Yes. Write in English in the chat on this site and we'll answer in English.

Can I return it?

Write to us and we'll look at it case by case. Before returning anything we'd rather go through the dose and how you're taking it — most of the time that's where the problem is.

Something we didn't cover?

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