Whoopi Goldberg founded Whoopi & Maya alongside Maya Elisabeth, a California-based creator of medical cannabis products and the founder of Om Edibles. ( Monica Schipper / GETTY IMAGES FILE PHOTO )Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise to legalize marijuana has grabbed the attention of many pot entrepreneurs — including Whoopi Goldberg, who’s eyeing Canada as a potential market for her line of cannabis-infused menstrual pain products. Goldberg’s product line, which includes a THC tincture, a topical body rub, medicated bath salts and cannabis-infused cacao, is available only to medical marijuana patients in California. “You have to go through lots of different conversations.”Article Continued BelowGoldberg founded Whoopi & Maya alongside Maya Elisabeth, a California-based creator of medical cannabis products and the founder of Om Edibles. In Canada, for example, only a handful of licensed producers are permitted to sell medical marijuana to patients, although the federal government has said it plans to introduce legislation to legalize the drug for recreational use next spring.

Source: thestar August 23, 2016 16:25 UTC