The CannaBoss Mom

Want to get healthy lips with these five CBD lip balm benefits?

1. Antibacterial 
Did you know that CBD acts as a powerful stabilizing agent? Our bodies contain free radicals, unstable cells that damage our body’s healthy cells. CBD lip balm benefits our lips by helping to neutralize and stabilize free radicals, which in turn, protects our lips. This effect happens due to CBD’s natural antibacterial properties, better supporting our lips against infection, bacteria, and irritation.

2. Improves Appearance and Plumpness
Having beautiful, plump lips has been a big beauty trend for the last few years. Whether you’re male or female, everyone can admit that the mouth and smile is one of the first places we look when we meet someone, and having a healthy lips adds to a great first impression. So, if you’re looking to enhance your lip’s natural beauty but don’t want to get costly cosmetic injections, CBD lip balm might be the right option for you. The CBD oil in CBD lip balm benefits our lips by sealing in moisture and working to enhance appearance and plumpness. 

3. Fights Sun Damage
The lips are covered by a very thin layer of skin and it is rare that we protect this skin when we step out into the sun for a day at the beach or while we hit the ski slopes. Therefore, our lips are at an extremely high risk to suffer the negative effects of sun exposure: premature aging, cracking, drying, and color pigmentation. Thankfully, the antioxidants in CBD can help revitalize lips that have suffered the adverse effects of sun exposure. CBD is rich in omega 3 and omega 6 and abundant nutrients like vitamins A,E,B and D; all known for their ability to help heal and revitalize the skin. 

4. Promotes Healthy Inflammatory Function
CBD’s most talked about benefit is its ability to help promote healthy inflammatory function, which is the reason many people use CBD for pain relief. However, CBD lip balm benefits the aspects of inflammatory function related to the lips. Chapped lips become red, they burn, and they tingle. CBD’s healing properties soothe chapped lips, cold sores, or sun exposed lips, and calm the uncomfortable pain that comes along with it by contributing to healthy inflammatory function.

5. Deeply Moisturizes
Did you know that our lips don’t have glands that produce oil? When it comes to moisturizing and protecting our lips, it’s totally up to us. Certain things contribute to the softness and moisture of lips, including: genetics, diet, and how much water you drink on a daily basis. However, if you feel you’re checking every box and still dealing with uncomfortably dry or cracked lips, CBD can help by delivering hydration and locking in moisture.

If your CBD lip balm contains CBD but is alongside a bunch of other low-quality ingredients like dyes and artificial fragrances, it defeats the purpose. A quality CBD lip balm will contain clean, all-natural ingredients, like mine from Green Compass!

 

If you are eligible for those AARP discounts, check out why you should consider incorporating CBD into your daily lives:

1. Pain Relief & Bone Health

Cannabis has been a long known pain reliever and to some extent has been compared to prescription medicine. There have been clinical studies conducted making the connection between pain reduction, cannabis and arthritis pain, inflammation, or nerve pain. With CBD as option, those same potential healing benefits can be felt without the chance of any psychoactive effects. CBD can also be an active ingredient when it comes to bone health because of its anti-inflammatory properties. 

2. Insomnia & Sleep Issues 

No matter your age, sustaining a good sleep schedule can be tricky. With age, it can become even more difficult. Sleep quality is of immense importance to everyday health, especially for seniors and older people. During our deepest sleep phases, our brain regenerates and rids itself of toxins created by the body throughout the day. Maintaining a good sleep pattern is essential for preventing age-related neurodegenerative diseases. CBD can help extend the time of deep sleep and doesn’t come with the great potential for dependency or other side effects.

3. Soothe & Relax 

CBD is probably best known for its ability to soothe and relax. CBD can act as a form of antioxidant, promoting healthy cells and regeneration. CBD products with the right milligram amount can bring about a relaxed feeling. Because of this, CBD is known to aid people suffering from anxiety. Cannabidiols have the ability to help regulate the autonomic nervous system, which is associated with heart rate. As seniors, incorporating CBD daily could help keep a relaxed yet focused state.

4. Alternative to Prescriptions

The number of seniors who take a daily prescription pill, or multiple, is the highest it’s ever been in the country and it continues to grow each year. Pharmaceutical companies and our government push and promote prescription drugs, centering on the benefits and typically leaving out dangers and side effects. Taking a prescription drug over an extended period of time can have negative health implications, especially for aging populations. In comparison, cannabis and CBD are a safe alternative to prescription drugs, coming with fewer side effects and low addictive traits. A naturally occurring remedy is always the safest way to go, whether you are trying to find pain relief, anxiety help, or just want to get a good night’s sleep.

 

 

There’s no denying the hype around hemp extract oil. If  you are new to CBD, its good to separate fact from fiction.  The CannaBoss Mom is here to help.

MYTH 1 – HEMP AND MARIJUANA ARE THE SAME 

Hemp and marijuana are NOT the same thing.  Both are derived from the same plant species, Cannabis sativa, which is where the confusion comes in.

MYTH 2 – HEMP EXTRACT GETS USERS HIGH 

While hemp and marijuana share certain properties, the big distinction is that marijuana features THC prominently and hemp features CBD.  The former is usually psychoactive while the latter is non-intoxicating.

MYTH 3 – HEMP OIL IS ONLY USED FOR EPILEPSY 

While the story of little Charlotte Figi has a profound impact and the FDA has ONE approved CBD prescription Epidiolex, premium hemp extract oil has been known to provide support to the body’s Endocannabinoid System as a whole as well.

MYTH 4- HEMP WAS USED TO CLEAN SOIL IN CHERNOBYL (TRUTH!! HOW COOL IS THAT?!)

This one sounds like a crazy urban legend, but it couldn’t be truer.  Hemp plants combined with phytoremediation technology were used to clean the contaminated soil in the area of the world’s worst nuclear disaster.  Which reminds me… I need to watch this series still!

MYTH 5 – ALL CBD IS CREATED EQUAL 

As the hemp industry continues to blossom, it’s becoming ever more important to know what to look for when purchasing CBD products- quality you can trust.  The reason I made the change from a dispensary brand CBD to Green Compass was due to the quality, safety, and consistency of the products. Oh and because the farms are UDSA Organic Certified!

 

 

Wow. The CannaBoss Mom was formed one year ago. I can’t believe all that has happened since I dove into this blogging world and got my CBD side hustle on with Green Compass.  Two things I never ever saw myself doing: blogging & joining a direct sales company. We have only had to move one time, whoop whoop.  We celebrated our 6-year anniversary in March, our kids turned 3 and 5 and continue their love/hate relationship battles and as of today, I have been “safe at home” for 89 days due to COVID and the kids school closing. I am both #Blessed and #HOTmess!  What a crazy year it has been with all the scary chaos happening here in the US and around the world.  We need more PEACE love and HAPPINESS y’all.

The CannaBoss Mom came to me randomly and felt appropriate for the route I wanted to take with my Green Compass journey.  My goal was to not sling a bunch of products at people and ask them to join my business.  The intent behind this journey was to educate my friends, family and followers on all the amazing health benefits of the cannabis plant and hopefully shed a different light on the “pyramid scheme” world. Plus I was already a CBD user, so now I had a much better product to feed my body and could earn some jangle buying it from myself 🙂  

I dove into the MLM world jaded as direct sales was something, I swore I would never do. But something was different about me joining Green Compass and the CBD industry.

1. It was a brand-new company, in a brand-new industry projected to go from millions to BILLIONS.
2. I was a CBD user already and 110% believed in and reaped the benefits from daily use.
3. Meredith Cook, our Founder & President, was me. A new mom once struggling with postpartum and looking for a way to reclaim her mental health outside of prescription RX.  WATCH HERE
4. I wanted get involved in the CBD biz to educate people, act as a consultant.  This was like my real job in the insurance world learning all about the controversial ACA (Affordable Care Act) and educating prospects and clients, but only cooler!  CBD > ACA, right?

Things I’ve learned this past year…

1. Blogging takes SO much time. And that’s actually really hard. I still have to work on it daily and make a conscious effort to find the energy and content to post. Some days, I just don’t have it in me.
2. It’s been so good for my emotional health having this creative outlet. In the midst of a crazy day, or crazy few months, blogging has allowed me to disconnect from real life and focus on something outside of the chaos.
3. Appreciate your followers and readers. There are 30 million bloggers in the US alone, and these readers of yours chose to follow YOU and read YOUR blog. So, for all you followers and readers of The CannaBoss Mom, THANK YOU!!! Do I even have any followers? Drop a comment below to let me know you are there! 🙂 
4. I survived the 2 Mind Blowing Statistics about MLMS!

• • 99% of MLM participants lose money.  To date I have profited $1,226.81.  Some of you are laughing because for the amount of work I have put into the blog and CBD biz, my ROI should probably be much higher in your opinion, right? But I am truly passionate about the industry and I enjoy sharing what I have learned in hopes to help inspire someone else on their wellness journey to give CBD a try or someone who has been on the fence about a side hustle and curios about jumping into the biz. Luckily I didn’t get into the direct sales industry hoping to make 6 figures in a month or quit my real job to do this full-time… but shit, it would be nice if it happened, but I am being a realist!  #transparency
  • 50% of participants quit within year one.  I am still here with no plans on leaving. The CBD industry is just getting started. New products and heavier FDA regulations coming for those businesses’ selling shit CBD narrows the marketplace and hopefully funnels new customers right my way.

Things I’m looking forward to this next year… peace, love and happiness! 

Xoxo,

The CannaBoss Mom

“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” It’s our birthright as Americans, written into the Declaration of Independence. Over the past several decades, we have increasingly pursued happiness in prescription pill bottles. With more than 70 percent of adults taking at least one prescription drug, Americans are now the most medicated people on earth. Thirteen percent of all Americans, including one in four adult women, now take some form of antidepressant or anti-anxiety drug. Doctors wrote almost 250 million opioid prescriptions in 2012 — enough for every adult in America to have their own bottle of pills. Opioid sales have quadrupled since 1999, as have deaths from prescription opioids.

The prescription is clearly not working. Our heavy reliance on pills has created what the CDC describes as a drug overdose epidemic. Today, drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. More than 40 percent of those deaths are caused by opioid overdose. On average, 78 people die from opioid overdoses in this country every day. At the same time, the suicide rate for middle-age white people is climbing at an alarming rate.

How did we become the world’s most medicated nation? The United States is one of very few developed nations that allows direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising. Pharmaceutical companies can tout their products in magazines, on the radio, on TV, and on billboards. In 1963, Valium became the first drug to launch with an aggressive marketing and advertising campaign. It was also the first drug to reach $1 billion in sales. Consumer marketing is the backbone of a more than $1 trillion industry. In America, unlike most of the world, you’ll find cheery pharmaceutical ads in magazines, on TV and radio, and on billboards. The advertisements are far more effective than the medications. Marketing primes us to pop pills

Pick up some recent issues of any women’s magazines. You’ll find page after page of slick pharmaceutical advertising. On television, we’re treated to an endless parade of cartoonified body parts and psyches that go from glum to giddy with the help of Abilify, or Celexa, or any of the thousands of legal, mind-altering substances from your pharmacy.

No matter the drug, the message is always the same: The pills will fix it.

We enter with a problem — insufficient happiness — and are offered daily pharmaceutical dependence as a cure. I believe that cannabis is our best alternative, and I want other people to know what is possible. I’m meeting more and more women who are replacing pills with cannabis wellness regimens. For decades, authorities cast cannabis as a drug that makes you lose control. When I talk with women who are new to cannabis about the plant’s therapeutic benefits, I find that many are still unwilling to try it. Over and over, I hear the same fear: losing control.

Their fear is misguided, the result of decades of drug war propaganda. The truth is that cannabis is a wellness product. It elevates the human experience. It can lead to introspection and positive shifts in perspective. Cannabis allows us to look at problems from different angles and reconsider the way we think about our lives. It doesn’t make you lose control; it enables you to tap into your natural intuition, and it empowers users to manage their stress, pain, and anxiety with a non-addictive herbal remedy.

Here’s where liberty enters the picture. We tend to define liberty in terms of physical space, but liberty also applies to our cognitive space. We should have the right to responsibly alter our own consciousness as we see fit. That may involve coffee, alcohol, or cannabis. Our minds are sacred, private spaces. By protecting cognitive liberty, we are preserving the sanctity of consciousness.

Cannabis is a positive force in my life. It contributes to my physical wellness and my cognitive health. Two years ago, openly identifying as a cannabis consumer was radical enough to get me on Nightline and CNBC. “Pot-smoking moms!” they called us. Now we’re just moms who use cannabis as a part of our very busy, successful, and — yes — happy lives.

BTW, the Jane West blog is amazing! Make sure to check it out and follow her on social media.

She believes women will fuel the market by buying wellness products to replace prescription anti-anxiety medications, anti-depressants and sleep aids.

           — TIME Magazine

 

 

So for Mother’s Day I got an awesome present from the hubs that will allow me to take my cannabis (CBD) curiosity to another level… in the kitchen!

For the infusion connoisseur, meet LEVO II.

The streamlined LEVO infusion process you know and love, with an abundance of improved features and innovative new technology. Now you can prepare herbs with ease with our new Dry and Activate cycles, allowing you to unlock the full potency of your botanical ingredients before you infuse. 

Connect wirelessly to the LEVO app to control your infusions on the go — plus access your history, use our Time & Temperature Calculator, share & discover recipes and more.

So last week I tired out my first recipe – gummy bears. I thought it was going to be easy, but I was wrong. I followed the instructions to the T, and they still turned out terrible.

Presentation:  I’d give myself an A. They look good right? What grade would you give me?

Taste: I definitely earned a big fat F!!  They were rock solid and just tasted horrible. Definitely not like Haribo Gold Bears! I am not sure where I went wrong. I need way more sugar/sweet flavor or I need to change up my gelatin materials?!  #practicemakesperfect, I just hate to waste all that beautiful hemp flower 🙁

Stay tuned.. Learning the Levo 101 continues!

Got all my ingredients and molds ready to go! 

This is CBD. Contains <.3% THC

Prepping for DECARBOXYLATION. Takes about 30 minutes and is the first step in the process. 

INFUSION process (2 hours) complete! 

Final products – Gummy Bears & Gum Drops…complete Cooking with CBD fail, ha!