American actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg has praised cannabis as "probably the greatest medicine on the planet," revealing that she used it medicinally in the past to alleviate painful menstrual cramps.
The 68-year-old star, who is set to launch her own line of cannabis products in July, including edibles and pre-rolls, emphasized that "medicine should be in the hands of people" and noted that using cannabis for medicinal purposes is "not taboo anymore."
In an interview with Forbes, Goldberg explained why she believes medicating should not be uncomfortable: "We know that's wrong. And people say, 'Well, that's just anecdotal,' but it's not anecdotal. 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."
Discussing her personal experience with cannabis, the Sister Act star said, "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."
Goldberg, a mother of one, added that her primary reason for using cannabis was to relieve pain, as products like Midol did not work for her. "Medicine should be in the hands of people," she reiterated, calling it an "honor" to launch her own brand, which will be available in stores on July 20.
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