Mark Wahlberg Gets into the CBD Business
What started with ex-sports stars such as Paul Pierce and Rob Gronkowski, has now entered the realm of movie stars with the news that Mark Wahlberg has invested a portion of his considerable resources into a water company looking to expand into the CBD market.
Wahlberg’s Company Merges with Industry Rival
His involvement - along with rap mogul Sean Coombs - with a Los Angeles-based bottled water company called AQUAhydrate has taken him into the CBD business via an acquisition by an industry rival named the Alkaline Water company. Consumers may know the company better by its trading brand name, Alkaline88.
The newly-combined company intends to diversify their offerings to include hemp-derived CBD products. It’s expected that these products are set to take the form of beverages, rather than more traditional offerings such as CBD oil or CBD flowers.
Wahlberg Ditches Marijuana for CBD
Mark Wahlberg has long been famed for his pot smoking. Perhaps depicted most famously through his scenes in the Seth MacFarlane comedy movies Ted and Ted 2. However, he recently admitted that a conversation with his daughter was enough to make him throw away his bong and quit smoking marijuana for good.
After announcing the deal with the Alkaline88 he remarked;
“When Sean and I first got involved in the business, our vision was to build a lifestyle company focused on health and wellness, and that’s what we’ve done. The AQUAhydrate and Alkaline88 brands align well and will support exciting innovations in flavors, sparkling and CBD products.”
Other Celebrities Are Singing the Praises of CBD
Mark Wahlberg has joined a growing list of famous faces who are discovering the benefits of CBD first-hand. One of which is fellow movie star Seth Rogan, who is more famed for his links with smoking cannabis than for its potential medical benefits.
Seth’s experience with his mother-in-law’s descent into dementia has seen him campaign for CBD to be used as a treatment. Indeed, early studies concerning CBD’s effect on dementia have produced some positive results.
But what are some of the other health benefits associated with CBD?
CBD has a Range of Purported Health Benefits
Despite the fact that the US Food and Drug Administration claim there isn’t enough science to back up many of the claims associated with CBD, there have been multiple early studies to suggest that this chemical compound is helpful for a wide range of ailments.
Clinical conditions including: chronic pain and inflammation, epilepsy, sleep disorders, multiple sclerosis, anorexia, schizophrenia and other mental health conditions have improved with the use of CBD in early studies.
Clinical trials are now required to validate the evidence found during these initial studies. If those trails prove successful, the FDA has said it’s willing to verify claims about CBD’s health benefits on an evidence-based case-by-case basis.
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