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Ever tried a CBD product — either an oil, tincture, gummies, lip balm, creams, patches, or sprays? If you’re intrigued by CBD, be careful. Your browser does not support the audio element. Columnist Harlan Levy reads aloud his Feb. 4, 2021 column, regarding the advertised health benefits of CBD products and whether they should be trusted. By Harlan Levy for the Journal Inquirer For anyone who doesn’t know, CBD (cannabidiol) and THC are main compounds found in the marijuana plant. THC gets you high. CBD doesn’t but has some positive health benefits and is promoted as a panacea for all…

Shimmerwood Beverages today announces the U.S. launch of Shimmerwood Beverages Shimmer Seltzer, a new line of non-alcoholic, sparkling CBD beverages, currently available in Connecticut. Shimmer Seltzer is now available to Connecticut-based consumers both online and through select retailers in New London and Middlesex Counties in three flavors: Razz Lime, Ginger Orange and Just Hemp. Edward Fiske, General Manager of F&F Distributors commented, “We have looked into a number of CBD beverages and have passed on distributing them until Shimmerwood due to their high quality taste and commitment to transparency and education on their products and the CBD industry. “Over the…

Nature’s Gifts offers a variety of tinctures, edibles, capsules, smokeable CBD, and more. Besides the store’s house brand, Warner’s Best, which is cultivated in Connecticut, the store also carries Medical Mary, and the Montel brand (owned by Montel Williams, who developed his own brand while treating his own multiple sclerosis).

Rick Sotil jokes that, as someone who’s “never even smoked a joint,” he may seem the unlikely leader of a CBD business. “My kids were laughing,” he recalls, when he first began exploring the venture about two years ago.  Indeed, it seems a far cry from the Cuba native’s past as a professional world champion jai alai player; and from his other business, Sotil Tree Service, which he’s run for more than 20 years. But these days he’s bringing the same passion he brought to jai alai and woodworking to Lasa Extract, the Suffield-based business he runs on what used…

Rick Sotil jokes that, as someone who’s “never even smoked a joint,” he may seem the unlikely leader of a CBD business. “My kids were laughing,” he recalls, when he first began exploring the venture about two years ago.  Indeed, it seems a far cry from the Cuba native’s past as a professional world champion jai alai player; and from his other business, Sotil Tree Service, which he’s run for more than 20 years. But these days he’s bringing the same passion he brought to jai alai and woodworking to Lasa Extract, the Suffield-based business he runs on what used…

“Now it’ll be a little bit more because I have to do everything through a federally certified lab, and our closest one I believe is in Massachusetts,” Vega said. “There’s things that make it a little bit more troublesome, but it’s not a problem usually for the bigger guys, because they have all that extra money and they can push it. But as a small business, it makes the waters a little bit more murky to navigate.”

LITCHFIELD — In the first few minutes listening to George Manzone, owner of the Litchfield County CBD Co., one might take him for a scientist or medical doctor, as he easily rolls out words like “endocannabinoid system,” “cerebellum” and “terpene enhanced glycerides.” With further conversation, it becomes apparent that he is a bit of both. He is also a man on a mission: “To provide customer service as quality crafted as our product,” he said. The abbreviation CBD has become more widely known, mostly for pain management. Their website explains that CBD is actually cannabidiol, which is one of more…

NEW CANAAN — Oversized balloons, a large grand opening banner, and a sandwich sign announced the opening of Your CBD Store over the weekend at 48 Elm Street — an unusual sight during the coronavirus pandemic. The store sells herbal products made from hemp, not marijuana as many assume. The (grand) opening went very well,” starting Friday, July 10, 2020, owner Anthony Pisano said. “People were really receptive,” and often said “this is great.” The grand opening went through Sunday, July 12, 2020. Pisano, a Hearst Connecticut Media Group advertising employee, was concerned that the weather may impact his opening,…