Throw those pillows and recipes aside: Pot is Martha’s new gig

Martha Stewart takes the culinary stage during the BottleRock Napa Valley Music and Food Festival in Napa, California, in May 2017./ SHUTTERSTOCK.COM

Top American home and garden expert and convicted felon Martha Stewart will get her latest kicks in the medical cannabis industry, Business Insider reported Thursday.

Specifically, Ms. Stewart is set to partner with Ontario-based Canopy Growth Corp., which produces and markets both medical and recreational marijuana, to develope a line of CBD — medical marijuana — animal health products and food, the news outlet reported, adding that she is planning to help market such products for humans.

Meanwhile, the latest announcement produced stock jumps for Canopy Growth, which saw a 3% increase as of Thursday.

“Martha is one of a kind and I am so excited to be able to work alongside this icon to sharpen our CBD product offerings across categories from human to animal,” Canopy CEO Bruce Linton said in a statement.