Katie Price has been accused of believing ‘the rules don’t apply to her’ after she promoted banned products while in Dubai.
Since getting married to husband Lee Andrews earlier this year, the former glamour model has been jetting between the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates, where he lives.
However, she now risks facing potential legal action after repeatedly promoting products that are illegal in the country.
Overnight Katie, 47, shared a video on social media in which she encouraged her 2.7million followers to buy CBD oil from the brand Supreme, as well as offering them a discount code to do so.
‘Loving being back with @wesleeeandrews and I do love being here but there’s one thing I will always miss and that’s my @supremecbd oil!’ she captioned the post.
‘I know my sleep is never going to be as good when I can’t have my oil, lots of people think it’s drugs but it really isn’t. You can use my code Katie40 for 40% off SupremeCBD.uk (link in bio) #supremecbd 💕.’
In the video Katie spoke directly to her followers and explained that it was 11pm in Dubai and she’d just had a massage to ‘try and make me feel tired’.
‘Like I just cannot sleep without my CBD. I’m driving myself absolutely mad! I just can’t get tired. I so wish I had it here. I can’t wait to get back to England to sleep. It’s doing my head in,’ she shared.
Then pushing the product, she said: ‘For any of you who don’t believe in it, just go and look at the reviews and you’ll see all the comments on it. If you don’t take it, you’re the ones missing out, because it really does help.
Although some of her followers commented that Katie’s sales pitch ‘was getting old now’, others said she was also putting herself at risk.
‘Katie is still playing with fire…’ user Keep-it-Froody posted on Reddit.
‘How is she getting away with this,’ Sasheyboo shared.
‘Is she even allowed to be posting clips advertising CBD from Dubai? Again, the rules don’t apply to her,’ TurbulentPool9570 declared.
‘Never any accountability for her breaking the law is there, thought Dubai was tougher, but here we are again, still it goes on,’ Effective_Slice_1120 added.
Others said she might face ‘repercussions’ soon.
CBD (cannabidiol) is strictly illegal for consumer use in the UAE, with the country maintaining a zero-tolerance policy regarding its possession, sale, and use.
Possession of even trace amounts of CBD, including in e-cigarette refills, gummies, or skincare products, can lead to criminal prosecution.
It is classified as a narcotic substance, with penalties in the UAE including fines ranging from AED 20,000 to 100,000 (£4,000-£20,000), three-month prison sentences and deportation for non-citizens.
Medical prescriptions from other countries for CBD or cannabis are also not recognised by UAE authorities.
It’s estimated that around 1.3 million people across the UK regularly use CBD oil to promote wellness and manage health conditions ranging from anxiety to chronic pain.
However, the Foreign Office has previously warned: ‘Some herbal highs and products containing cannibidoil (CBD) are illegal in the UAE. Possessing, concealing or making transactions with money from drugs related offences is a crime, which can lead to imprisonment and a fine.’
Katie has also previously come under the spotlight for her promotion of CBD products.
In April last year she shared a video of herself in conversation with boxer Anthony Fowler and his wife Serena about their daughter Roma, who had a tumour in her leg.
In the clip, Katie suggested that CBD oil had reduced its size, telling viewers the parents had shown her ‘before and after’ pictures.
‘Your daughter, on her leg and she took this. What was it she had a tumour? They’ve shown me the pictures of before and after from using CBD where it shrunk it all,’ she said.
Katie also went on to share a 40% discount code for the CBD oil brand owned by Roma’s parents, promoting it for fibromyalgia, arthritis, anxiety, depression, aches, pains, and insomnia.
However, her post and the claims made within it were quickly slammed as claims ‘abhorrent’, ‘desperate’ and ‘dangerous’.
In February this year, it was then reported that Katie’s post had been passed onto Westminster Trading Standards by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which received the initial complaints.
Meanwhile Liverpool City Council also confirmed it was assessing the matter.
Metro has contacted the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and representatives for Katie Price for comment.
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