After having twin girls at age 45 and returning to work in the Austin police district, Jamay Nellum-Fane began searching for something to help manage her postpartum depression and cope with the violence and despair she witnessed on the job.
The veteran cop eventually turned to CBD, or cannabidiol, a nonpsychoactive compound typically derived from the hemp plant that’s used to treat everything from insomnia and pain to Parkinson's and epilepsy. When she had good results, Nellum-Fane became an evangelist and started a CBD company last year with her husband, hoping they could help other cops get past their misgivings about cannabis and ultimately heal.
