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HWG Check

Scans cannabis and health sites for advertising-law risk wording: DE/AT/CH, EU, US and Israel modes. 100% local. Not legal advice.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version1.4.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update4 Sept 20261mo ago
Active installationsNewAdoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records HWG Check version 1.4.1 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

Since the ruling of the German Federal Court of Justice of March 26, 2026 (BGH, I ZR 74/25), public advertising for medical cannabis treatments is prohibited in Germany — even the promotional naming of treatable conditions can trigger a costly cease-and-desist letter (Abmahnung).

HWG Check scans your posts, pages and WooCommerce products for typical risk patterns under the German Act on Advertising in the Healthcare System (Heilmittelwerbegesetz, HWG) and shows you:

  • What was found — the exact text passage, highlighted in context
  • Why it is risky — with the legal basis (Sections 3, 7, 9, 10, 11 HWG; BGH I ZR 74/25; Regional Court of Hamburg, Jan. 2026)
  • How to defuse it — with a concrete, compliant rewording suggestion

Detected risk patterns (selection)

  • Indication-related efficacy claims (e.g. claiming cannabis helps against pain or sleep disorders)
  • “Cannabis for [condition]” phrasing — including headlines and SEO meta descriptions
  • Per-gram prices and price advertising for cannabis flowers
  • Promises of fast or easy prescriptions
  • Patient testimonials and success stories (Section 11 HWG)
  • Public strain catalogs with THC percentages
  • Healing promises, “free of side effects”, guaranteed results
  • Advertising with physician endorsements
  • Discount, fear-based, lifestyle and superlative advertising
  • Publicly visible shop prices for cannabis products (WooCommerce)

Features

  • One-click site scan with progress bar (works on large sites)
  • Traffic-light overview: high risk / review recommended / no findings
  • Scheduled automatic scans (daily/weekly via WP-Cron) with e-mail alerts — optionally only when new findings appear
  • PDF audit report — dated, branded, ready to hand to your law firm (plus CSV export)
  • Page-builder support: scans Elementor content and shortcode-based builders (Divi, WPBakery)
  • Dismiss individual findings as false positives (with restore)
  • Six jurisdiction modes: Germany, Austria, Switzerland (German-language rules: HWG / AMG / HMG+AWV), EU mode (English-language rules based on Art. 88 Directive 2001/83/EC and the Health Claims Regulation), US mode (English-language rules based on FDA/FTC enforcement practice plus near-universal state advertising rules) and Israel mode (Hebrew-language rules based on the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance and Ministry of Health / Medical Cannabis Unit directives)
  • Translation-ready interface: English base (dashboard, editor box, email and PDF follow your WordPress language setting); German, French and further translations via translate.wordpress.org; Israel-mode findings and suggestions are in Hebrew
  • Market-aware severity: e.g. public price menus are flagged in EU mode but not in US mode, where dispensary menus are lawful
  • HWG status column in the post, page and product lists
  • Check box directly in the editor — warns before publishing
  • Scans SEO meta descriptions (Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, SEOPress)
  • 100% local: your content never leaves your website. No registration, no tracking, no external requests.

Who is this for?

Pharmacies with a cannabis assortment, telemedicine providers, medical practices, care facilities, CBD shops, health blogs, and agencies maintaining healthcare websites in the covered jurisdictions. org.

Important notice

HWG Check performs automated detection of typical risk patterns. It is not legal advice, does not guarantee completeness, and does not provide a binding legal assessment. Menus, widgets, footers, images and external embeds are not scanned.

For specific questions, consult a law firm specialized in German healthcare advertising law.

HWG Check is a free tool by Leema — digital support for medical cannabis therapy.

Beschreibung (Deutsch)

2026 (I ZR 74/25) ist Publikumswerbung für Medizinalcannabis unzulässig — schon die werbliche Nennung behandelbarer Erkrankungen kann eine Abmahnung auslösen.

HWG Check durchsucht Beiträge, Seiten und WooCommerce-Produkte nach typischen Risikomustern der Heilmittelwerbung und zeigt: die konkrete Textstelle (hervorgehoben im Kontext), warum sie riskant ist (mit Rechtsgrundlage: § 3, § 7, § 9, § 10, § 11 HWG, BGH I ZR 74/25, LG Hamburg Jan. 2026) und einen konkreten Formulierungsvorschlag zur Entschärfung.

Funktionen: Website-Scan per Klick mit Fortschrittsanzeige, Ampel-Übersicht, HWG-Spalte in den Inhaltslisten, Prüf-Box im Editor, Prüfung von SEO-Meta-Beschreibungen (Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO, SEOPress), CSV-Export für Ihre Kanzlei. 100 % lokal: Inhalte verlassen Ihre Website nicht — keine Registrierung, kein Tracking, keine externen Anfragen.

Für Apotheken mit Cannabis-Sortiment, Telemedizin-Anbieter, Arztpraxen, Pflegeeinrichtungen, CBD-Shops, Fachblogs und Agenturen. Wichtig: automatisierte Mustererkennung, keine Rechtsberatung, keine Vollständigkeitsgarantie. Menüs, Widgets, Footer und Bilder werden nicht geprüft.

Bei konkreten Fragen wenden Sie sich an eine auf Heilmittelwerberecht spezialisierte Kanzlei.

תיאור בעברית

HWG Check סורק אתרי וורדפרס ומאתר ניסוחים שיווקיים מסוכנים בתחום הקנאביס והבריאות – מקומית על השרת שלכם, בלי לשלוח תוכן החוצה, בלי הרשמה ובלי מעקב.

שישה מצבי שיפוט: גרמניה, אוסטריה ושווייץ לתוכן בגרמנית; האיחוד האירופי וארה”ב לתוכן באנגלית; ומצב ישראל לתוכן בעברית – עשרה כללים שנשענים על איסור הפרסום שבפקודת הסמים המסוכנים [נוסח חדש], התשל”ג-1973 ועל נהלי היק”ר (משרד הבריאות), עם הסבר בעברית, אסמכתה משפטית והצעת ניסוח חלופית לכל ממצא. בין הדפוסים המזוהים: טענות יעילות רפואית, “קנאביס ל[מחלה]”, מבצעים ומחירים לציבור, הבטחות מרשם מהיר, המלצות מטופלים, קטלוגי זנים עם THC, פנייה לקטינים ומסגור של בילוי.

כולל לוח רמזור לכל עמוד ומוצר, סריקות מתוזמנות עם התראות מייל, דוח PDF מתוארך, סריקת תוכן של Elementor ובילדרים נוספים, תיאורי SEO (Yoast, Rank Math ועוד) וניהול ממצאים מוסדרים. ממשק התוסף עוקב אחרי שפת הוורדפרס של האתר (בסיס אנגלי, תרגומים לגרמנית ולצרפתית כלולים); הממצאים, ההסברים וההצעות במצב ישראל – בעברית. כלי עזר אוטומטי – לא ייעוץ משפטי.

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Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • apotheke
  • cannabis
  • compliance
  • heilmittelwerbegesetz
  • hwg
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity4 Sept 20261mo ago

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