Detailed AEO and GEO playbooks, schema, llms.txt, niche guides for crypto, SaaS and local. Built under the four-layer recipe.https://cbdseoagency.co/enhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/google-ai-overviews-cbd-citations/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/google-ai-overviews-cbd-citations/Google AI Overviews fire on ~40% of CBD queries in 2026 and they cite 2–5 sources per answer. Here's the structural recipe for being one of those cited sources, with the AEO playbook applied to a regulated vertical.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/google-ads-cbd-policy-2026/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/google-ads-cbd-policy-2026/Google Ads still bans most CBD products in 2026 — but a narrow topical-CBD allowlist exists, and the rules differ by state. Here's the current map and the SEO/AEO playbook for everyone who can't run paid.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/meta-cbd-policy-2026/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/meta-cbd-policy-2026/Meta technically allows topical CBD ads under age-gated targeting in the US, but the approval-rejection-appeal churn loop kills most accounts within weeks. Here's what survives and what doesn't.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cbd-keyword-research-2026/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cbd-keyword-research-2026/Most CBD keyword research starts with 'best CBD' head terms and dies there. The brands that rank build clusters around the four cannabinoid pillars and the regulatory layer — here's the framework we use.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cbg-seo-emerging-cluster/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cbg-seo-emerging-cluster/CBG (cannabigerol) is where CBD was in 2018: small search volume, almost no competition, AI engines actively under-citing because training data lags the surge. The brands that rank now hold it through the next cycle.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cbn-seo-sleep-products/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cbn-seo-sleep-products/CBN sits in the cannabinoid sleep cluster with thin competition (3–5 brands) and high commercial intent. Here's how to position a CBN sleep line for both Google rankings and AI citation.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cbd-product-schema-engineering/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cbd-product-schema-engineering/Most CBD product pages ship with default Shopify schema and miss every AEO citation slot. Here's the schema stack that works in 2026 — Product, Offer, FAQPage, Review, AggregateRating, Person reviewer.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cbd-state-restrictions-map/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cbd-state-restrictions-map/Hemp-derived CBD is federally legal under the 2018 Farm Bill, but states diverge sharply. Here's the current map of CBD, delta-8, hemp-derived delta-9 and HHC restrictions across all 50 US states as of May 2026.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/llmstxt-for-cbd-brands/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/llmstxt-for-cbd-brands/llms.txt is the AI-readable site map. Most CBD brands either don't deploy it or treat it like robots.txt. Here's the structure that actually drives AI citations and the sections to skip.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cbd-link-building-without-haro/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cbd-link-building-without-haro/HARO works, but most CBD links come from channels HARO doesn't touch — trade press, podcast outreach, expert quoting on regulated-industry publications, and directory placements that compound.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cannabis-vs-cbd-seo-difference/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cannabis-vs-cbd-seo-difference/Cannabis and CBD share an audience but not a regulatory regime. Mixing them on one site triggers YMYL miscategorization, breaks state-locked architecture, and dilutes the topical authority both verticals need. Here's how to separate them.Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/vape-pmta-serp-analysis/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/vape-pmta-serp-analysis/FDA's PMTA enforcement removed thousands of vape products from US shelves between 2021 and 2026. The SERP that survived favors brands with PMTA approval, transparent disclosure and regulatory-savvy content.Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/programmatic-dispensary-location-pages/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/programmatic-dispensary-location-pages/Generic templated location pages get filtered by Google's helpful-content systems. The chains that rank build templates with 6–8 unique-content slots per page and per-state compliance variance.Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/why-cbd-blogs-dont-rank/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/why-cbd-blogs-dont-rank/CBD blog libraries with hundreds of posts and almost no organic traffic share the same seven structural failures. Here's the full list and the fix sequence in priority order.Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/dispensary-local-pack-strategy/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/dispensary-local-pack-strategy/Most dispensary buyers never scroll past Google's three-pack. Getting in is a function of proximity, prominence and review velocity — and review velocity is the only one you actually control. Here's the playbook.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cbd-compliance-pre-launch-audit/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/cbd-compliance-pre-launch-audit/Before any CBD SEO retainer starts, we run a 14-point compliance audit. The checks that catch 80% of the issues that stall ranking later — Google Ads exposure, FDA disclaimer, payment-processor risk, state map.Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/review-aggregaterating-cbd-schema/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/review-aggregaterating-cbd-schema/AggregateRating in JSON-LD only counts when reviews are exposed to Google's review-detection systems. Yotpo-only widgets generate the visual but not the schema signal. Here's the full review architecture.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reedhttps://cbdseoagency.co/blog/snus-seo-dach-market/https://cbdseoagency.co/blog/snus-seo-dach-market/DACH-region snus SEO is dominated by Swiss retailers because Switzerland is the only country where snus sale is broadly legal at retail. Germany bans tobacco snus, allows nicotine pouches; Austria sits between.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarcus K. Reed