Dr. Kerklaan Therapeutics

Dr. Kerklaan Therapeutics is a Canadian wellness brand making plant-based CBD topicals and supplements. It was founded in 2016 in Montreal by Dr. Andrew Kerklaan, a chiropractor, who built the line as an extension of his clinical practice [2]. The range centres on creams and gummies grouped around everyday concerns — pain relief, sleep, skin and PMS — formulated with hemp-derived cannabidiol.

The company presents itself as "doctor-designed", positioning its products as natural solutions to common problems rather than as conventional cosmetics. It remains active, with new product launches and regular educational content published through 2025 [3].

The brand was created by Dr. Andrew Kerklaan, who holds a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree and has described more than 20 years of clinical experience. According to the company, he practised for close to a quarter of a century, starting his career in London, England, before relocating to Montreal, which the brand also gives as its base [2].

Kerklaan traces the brand's beginnings to 2013, when, he says, patients began asking him about the effects of CBD and cannabis. After researching the subject, he decided to launch his own line because he "couldn't find any CBD products that I felt comfortable recommending" [2]. The company dates the founding to 2016 [2]. Kerklaan frames the venture as a continuation of his patient care: "Dr. Kerklaan Therapeutics is an extension of the care I always provide my patients," he is quoted as saying, citing his clinical background as the basis for the formulas.

The line is organised around four problem-led categories — Relief, Sleep, Skin and PMS — sold as topical creams and, more recently, ingestible CBD gummies. Among its best-known products are the Natural CBD Relief Cream, which the brand describes as combining broad-spectrum CBD with cooling peppermint and eucalyptus for targeted relief, and the Natural CBD Sleep Cream. The Natural CBD Skin Cream is presented as hydrating, hypoallergenic and fragrance-free, while the PMS cream is formulated, the company says, to ease cramps and lower-back pain.

Formulas draw on full-spectrum CBD alongside ingredients such as CBN, melatonin, lavender, ashwagandha and L-theanine, with the sleep and calm products leaning on the sedative-associated components. The company says its cannabinoid-rich formulas use Oregon-grown hemp extracts that are entirely THC-free [2]; a 2019 press release described the hemp as "100% US grown" [5], consistent with the Oregon sourcing. The brand states its products are third-party lab tested, cGMP certified and compliant with the US Farm Bill threshold of under 0.3% THC. It also notes that, like other CBD wellness products, its range is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure disease.

After its 2016 launch, the brand pursued international retail distribution. In 2019 it announced an expansion into department stores and travel retail, including Selfridges in the UK, DFS outlets in North American airports, Dillard's and Lord + Taylor in the United States, and Goodleaf in South Africa, with a stated forecast of more than 3,000 retail locations across four continents from 2020 [5]. In December 2020, the Canadian cannabis cultivator Eve & Co announced a licensing agreement with the company [6].

The brand's stated mission is simple — "We want to help you live better" — and its products are framed as offering practical answers to everyday challenges [3]. Its values cluster around being natural, plant-based, effective and doctor-designed, summed up in the tagline "Feel Better, Naturally." Rather than positioning itself within conventional cosmetics, the company sits at the intersection of skincare and the broader CBD wellness category, marketing its creams and gummies as part of an active, healthy lifestyle.

The brand's products have been featured in consumer and lifestyle press during the late-2010s wave of interest in CBD. Vogue highlighted its PMS cream, and Allure included its cream among CBD products noted for easing muscle tension. Forbes featured the brand across several round-ups covering grooming, fitness gifts and winter skincare, and it was also mentioned by The Oprah Magazine, Rolling Stone, Esquire and Outside Magazine. Goop published a question-and-answer piece with Kerklaan on the body's endocannabinoid system.

Dr. Kerklaan Therapeutics remains active. It operates a direct online store and has continued to introduce products, including sleep- and calm-oriented CBD gummies, alongside a steady stream of educational blog posts; the most recent recorded activity is a post published in June 2025 [3]. Its distribution has spanned North America, the United Kingdom and other regions.