/EIN News/ — SAN DIEGO, July 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA) (the “Company”), the first-ever publicly traded cannabis company in the United States that launched the world’s first-ever cannabis-derived nutraceutical products, brands and supply chain, announced today that its subsidiary HempMeds® has launched a retail partnership with Gelson’s Market to sell the Company’s cannabidiol (CBD) topical and beauty products throughout Southern California. 

“When the founders of HempMeds started the company in 2012, retailers didn’t want to work with us, or any CBD companies for that matter,” said Raul Elizalde, Co-CEO of HempMeds®. “The taboo of anything cannabis related and the lasting effects of the War on Drugs made it nearly impossible to sell to the general population but as more research was conducted into its potential benefits, consumers started demanding CBD at the places where they were already shopping.”

“As we evolve and grow, we look forward to working with retail partners such as Gelson’s that have a similar mission and vision of bringing high-quality natural products to market,” added HempMeds® Co-CEO Caroline Heinz. 

Gelson’s…