Gemma Mengual enters the business of therapeutic marijuana

Former champion in artistic swimming Gemma Mengual is the first athlete to bet on the therapeutic business of marijuana in Spain, and with their partner David Fayosa, they want to continue the expansion of Cannabity Healthcare.

The company’s CEO, David Fayos, founded the company in 2016 “after some personal ailments” and partnered with Gemma Mengual in mid-2022, when they decided to open the first physical store in Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona), where the businessman and former Catalan swimmer spoke to Efe. His plan includes opening a new store in Madrid and expanding the range of cannabis products from now on they only sell the cream and a few drops. “These are products with anti-inflammatory, anxiolytic and analgesic effects, although they are also very useful for anxiety and nerves,” says Mengual, who assures that use these products in your daily life. “I use contracture cream and sublingual sleeping drops,” says the former swimmer, who won 19 World Cup medals, 17 European Championships and two more medals — both silver — at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

After a few months of use, Mengual is very satisfied: “I sleep very well, it helps me rest and fall asleep super fast.” Both partners point out that clients are usually satisfied if they are consistent in their treatment.

CBD Market, the first active ingredient in cannabis to be decriminalized by the World Anti-Doping Agencyis experiencing a boom all over the world, and in Cannabity Healthcare they want to position themselves strongly in the market.

And David Fayos points out that they received “grant funds from European funds for the digitization of business”, with which they are already cooperating. Fayos believes they will be “the first in Europe to use it” and explains that they are already developing “an application based on artificial intelligence”. “Based on the customer history we have (age, weight, illness), we will cross-reference the data with the app so that workers from other stores who are not knowledgeable enough will enter the data and know what parameters to monitor. to prescribe products,” says Fayos. “It will serve for better customer service and for successful growth,” adds Gemma Mengual, who is strongly betting on CBD in this new phase of entrepreneurship.