BOD’s two clinical trials are designed to determine the safety and effectiveness of CBD products/ treatments on patients, as well as provide data on side effects and preferred dosages. Despite CBD generally being accepted as safe, there is no guarantee that BOD’s new products will prove effective following the trials.

Alternative products are available within the markets that BOD targets with their own pricing and marketing channels, which can impact demand for BOD’s products. In Australia, BOD’s product is priced at the premium range of the spectrum of cannabis based CBD products, due to the fact that they are GMP validated. There is the potential for lower cost hemp based CBD products, such as those cultivated in the United States and potentially supplied by competitors, to compete and significantly reduce the market price. 

Any new CBD-based products and treatments must receive approval from the appropriate regulatory bodies within the desired markets. There is no guarantee that BOD’s products will receive such regulatory approvals, or may be delayed from entering new markets.  For instance, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the UK regulates that only products which have a valid Novel Food application are allowed on the market – it is only at the start of 2022 that BOD was granted such approval. 

BOD is yet to generate profits or become cashflow positive, and so relies on favourable external capital markets for funding. With $4.47M cash at bank at 31 March 2022, BOD appears to be well positioned to not require another capital raising for the remainder of the year, but there is no guarantee that this is the case.