Thanaporn Pornsangakul motioned passers-by toward her booth, where she demonstrated a new shampoo and soap made from CBD, the non-psychoactive part of cannabis that’s widely touted as a panacea.
But Thanaporn’s shampoo, which she was showing off inside a large convention center alongside 120 or so other booths ostensibly promoting “hemp,” was not intended for people – but their pets.
“Through our research, we found the No. 1 problem when it comes to taking care of pets – skincare,” Thanaporn Pornsangakul said soberly. “Pet owners tend to buy products filled with steroids, which lead to allergic reactions. CBD, however, relaxes the skin.”
Anyone who attended the first day of the first Asia International Hemp Expo yesterday expecting to find a budding industry teasing innovations in biofuels, textiles, and foodstuffs quickly realized that…
