Whoopi Goldberg hopes her new weed line will offer menstrual cramp relief
Entertainer Whoopi Goldberg has started a medical marijuana business in San Francisco — and she hopes her products will provide “an alternative for relieving the pain and discomfort associated with menstruation,” Goldberg said in a release.
Goldberg paired with award-winning edibles maker Maya Elisabeth, who founded Om Edibles in 2008, to launch the brand — called Whoopi & Maya. The topicals and edibles aimed at women will be available in California dispensaries in April.
“This was all inspired by my own experience from a lifetime of difficult periods and the fact that cannabis was literally the only thing that gave me relief,” Goldberg, who serves as chairwoman of Whoopi & Maya, said in press materials. “The only products available to us were filled with ingredients we couldn’t even pronounce, and I discovered that I was not alone in this. When I looked further, I learned that this area was considered a niche … a nichethat includes half of the population!
BOULDER, CO – MARCH 30: Santiago Dominguez, 4, with a picture of his family by his side, reads to a teacher in his class at the Mapleton Early Childhood Center on March 30, 2016 in Boulder, Colorado. Preschools are looking at creative ways to incorporate gender and sexual diversity in their schools. At the Mapleton Center teachers post pictures of children’s families on walls, allow kids to bring framed photos of their family into class and read diverse books to them. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)