Good Questions
Do hemp seed cookies get you high?
No. The hemp seeds in a chocolate chip cookie will not get you high. Hemp seeds are a food — like sunflower seeds or flax — and the hulled hemp seeds (often sold as "hemp hearts") used in cooking contain only trace amounts of THC, far too little to have any effect.
We get this question a lot, and it's a fair one. "Hemp" and "cannabis" sound like the same thing, so here's the plain-language difference — and what a hemp seed is actually doing in the Everyday, the organic chocolate chip cookie we bake here in Red Bank, NJ.
Hemp seeds are a food, not a drug
Hemp seeds come from the hemp plant, and you'll find them in the same grocery aisle as chia and flax. People stir them into smoothies, oatmeal, salads, and yes, cookies. They're sold as a regular food across the country. What they are not is a source of a high.
- The part matters. The intoxicating compound in cannabis (THC) is concentrated in the flower and leaves — not the seed. Culinary hemp seeds are hulled, and contain only trace THC.
- It's not CBD, either. Hemp seeds are a whole food you eat for their protein and healthy fats. They are not a CBD product and are not added for any "wellness" effect.
- They're there for nutrition and flavor. Hemp seeds bring complete plant protein, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, and minerals like magnesium and iron — plus a soft, nutty note that, it turns out, belongs in a chocolate chip cookie.
So why put them in a cookie at all?
Honestly? It started as a mom's idea for a little extra nutrition, and it accidentally made the cookie better — a subtle nuttiness under the chocolate, a richer, softer texture. Hemp seeds have been in every batch of the Everyday since. You can read the full story of how that happened on our origin-story post.
None of that turns a cookie into a health food. A cookie is still butter, sugar, chocolate, and joy, and it should be. The hemp seed just means ours shows up with a little something extra.
Have a specific dietary or allergen question?
Every batch is made fresh to order in a home kitchen. If you have a specific allergen or dietary question before you order, please ask us directly — see our FAQ or reach out and we'll answer honestly.
Thanks for reading. Now go eat a cookie.
xo, Julianna
Ready to try the organic hemp-seed chocolate chip cookie for yourself? order The Everyday here.