Veteran American actress, Whoopi Goldberg has emphatically proclaimed the therapeutic benefits of cannabis as she introduced her latest cannabis brand.

She attributes cannabis to alleviating her severe menstrual cramps and established Whoopi & Maya in 2016 to provide medicinal cannabis for individuals experiencing similar discomfort.

The Sister Act celebrity has reiterated her stance on the drug while promoting her new brand, Emma & Clyde, following the closure of her initial brand.

Speaking to Forbes magazine, Whoopi shared her experience with cannabis, saying, “For people like me, it was always used to stop the (menstrual) cramps – and the side hustle of that is that it was fun, it made you laugh and stuff.

“They’re not taboo anymore because we all know women get a period. We know. So you can either make it hard, which they’ve done in terms of creating something that helps women… But this (cannabis) we know works.”

She also praised the organic nature of the product, saying, “Everybody you talk to would tell you that medicine doesn’t have to be horrifying.

Especially when it’s herbal, when it’s growing out of the ground and doesn’t need an additive, which means it can stay reasonably priced for people to go pick it up.”

Emma & Clyde is dedicated to Whoopi’s mother and brother, who both used cannabis for medicinal and recreational purposes.

The actress believes they represent the reality of weed in today’s world.

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