A highlight of “The Wiz” features Diana Ross as Dorothy and Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow joyfully dancing as they “ease on down, ease on down the road” while “not carrying nothing that might be a load.” Bringing a laid-back, non-psychotropic vibe to the beverage market, cannabidiol (CBD) is helping consumers “ease into” use of this all-natural, functional ingredient as it helps alleviate pain, stress and anxiety.
CBD isn’t as well understood by the public as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the ingredient responsible for the high, but interest and excitement about CBD is gaining some serious momentum, says Andrew Wong, president of Axiomm Technologies Ltd., Calgary, Alberta.