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Microsoft Advertising | Manage ads | Editorial policy guidance
Understanding and complying with Microsoft’s ad content and formatting rules
Hello Robin,
Thank you for using our Microsoft Advertising Community Forum!
From your post, I understand you are inquiring about whether or not you can advertise hemp products.
The key to success in online advertising is creating ads that are relevant, clear, and accurate. To help you do just that, we have a detailed Microsoft Advertising policies website laying out what makes a great ad and what is and isn’t allowed in an ad.
Every component of your ads—ad text, keywords, ad extensions, and ad customizers—submitted to Microsoft Advertising goes through an editorial review against these policies. So, familiarizing yourself with the policies before you submit can make your approval process much quicker. Think of them as the playbook that'll lead you to victory!
Microsoft Advertising policies cover the following areas:
Ad content and styleAdult contentFinancial products and servicesGambling and contestsIntellectual propertyMicrosoft Audience AdsPharmacy and health care products and servicesProduct Ads and media formatRelevance and qualityRestricted and disallowed contentUser safety and privacy
Visit the Disallowed products and services policies page for details on:
- Alcohol
- Responsible drinking messaging
- Deceptive products and services
- Drugs and related paraphernalia
- Endangered/threatened species products or services
- Fireworks and explosives
- Infant feeding
- Tobacco and electronic cigarettes
- Weapons, knives, firearms, and ammunition
Drugs and related paraphernalia
- Advertising that facilitates the distribution, use, or cultivation of illegal substances, substances of questionable legality, or substances whose primary purpose is for recreational mind alteration.
- Advertising that facilitates the distribution of drug paraphernalia, which is defined as any legitimate equipment, product, or material that is modified for making, using, or concealing recreational drugs.
- Advertising for marijuana, including medicinal marijuana, Salvia divinorum or Salvinorin A, or any substance or material containing Salvia divinorum or Salvinorin A is prohibited.
- Advertising for CBD products is prohibited.
I hope the information provided here will at least partly answer your question. If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to our support.
Alternatively, I will private message you here to assist with this matter. Please check your inbox for further assistance.
Kind regards,
Kayla | Microsoft Advertising Support Specialist | 800-518-5689