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Frequently Asked Questions

Who/What is ASHA?

 

woman with musclesAsha is a women-led cannabis company whose goal is to provide a healthier, more holistic approach to a woman’s health and beauty routine. Our all-natural cannabis infused products help address the many pain points affecting women today; from cancer recovery to stress and anxiety, to aging skin and beyond.

Our pharmaceutical grade full spectrum cannabis solutions come in a variety of delivery options because we know not one size fits all. Our cornerstone brand, Asha Health, is what sets us above other cannabis companies. Our Health products are designed by a compound chemist to address the needs of the millions of women battling cancer who search for an alternative to doctor prescribed opioids. Offerings such as pain salves and creams for burns and scars, or pills and tinctures for pain and stress, to even a derma-botanical beauty line addressing a woman’s skin and beauty needs are available. For those ladies looking for something a bit more traditional we also have flowers and concentrates, snacks and even a pet care line for our four-legged family members. Everything we do is designed for women by women….but hey, if you want to share, men can use it too. 

What makes ASHA special/different?

Inspired by personal stories of battling cancer, our founders are on a mission to deliver the healing and medicinal miracles of cannabis. Using superior King Klone genetics and medicinal compounding, we hope to create “miracles in a lab” to enrich lives.

To help achieve that, our products are produced by a consortium of cannabis industry experts working together with healthcare professionals to provide unique and innovative products. Our “Full Spectrum” cannabis products boost the body’s ‘endocannabinoid tone” for optimal physical and mental health.

 


All our Asha MED products are:

  • Classified as “Cannaceuticals” and contain the cannabidiol CBD
  • Created and manufactured by Compounding Pharmacists
  • Designed to yield maximum bioavailability
  • Stimulate “multi-therapeutic” pathways to the body
  • Are formulated with powerful amino acids to maximize therapeutic outcomes
  • Contain the unique ingredient Palmitoyl Ethanol Amide (P.E.A.- an Endogenous Fatty Acid Amide shown to help symptoms associated with the ‘Endocannabinoid Deficiency Syndrome’)
  • Final products are compounded in a pharmaceutical laboratory to maintain the highest quality standards
 

GrandDaddy Purp budAll our cannabis is organically grown and independently tested for the cannabinoid content, heavy metals, pesticides, mycotoxins etc. The famous GrandDaddy Purple (GDP) strain is used as the cannabis base in all compounded products to ensure the highest level of quality.

Asha has offerings under 6 different categories created all using King Klone genetics: Remedy, Health, Pet (for our four-legged friends), Micro, Mine (edibles), and Reserve. Each category is designed to cater to a woman’s many lifestyle needs.

Why did you get into cannabis?

Family
My family: Always together, fighting the good fight.

I didn’t really know too much about cannabis until my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time in the 80s (she had cancer 3 times). She would smoke cannabis after chemo to help with nausea and to calm her nerves. During all her treatments and surgeries, she refused to take opioids once out of the hospital. Cannabis and ayurvedic remedies were all she was willing to take. Soon after, one by one, three of her sisters and two nieces were diagnosed with breast cancer. They all followed their own recovery path, yet they all used cannabis to do it. They would meet and compare products and strains and complained with frustration about inconsistencies in quality. They also talked a lot about what cannabis products they wished they could get. Lots of ideas came out of those chat sessions. Little did I know that I would one day apply those learnings. Five years ago, I too received the scary diagnosis of breast cancer. Luckily, I was armed with the knowledge gained from all those strong women before me. Once I recovered, I knew that cannabis was what I wanted to do as my second career. I wanted to create a company that focused on helping women through their life, whether it be during recovery from cancer, stress from juggling a family, career, etc. whatever it may be, I wanted to offer women a healthier, more natural option to navigate through what I coined Women’s 3 stages of Resilience: Recover, Restore, Revive.

Founder/CEO

Danielle Chacko

What is Asha’s Gold Standard Quality?

Asha is setting a new standard of quality with retailers and consumers thru 4 specific areas.

  1. King Klone’s award winning cultivars (strains) fuel every product we make. Whether its popular cultivars that patients already know, and love or our new exclusive cultivars developed only for Asha, we have the gold standard in genetics in the CA market.
  1. Our proprietary AgTech-Ecosystem (ATE) developed by our Chief Cultivation Officer has been the catalyst for our cultivar popularity with patients. Our Certificate of Analysis (COA) results delivering >30% THC content have become sought after by retailers and patients alike. Our COA results are in the TOP 5 in California
  1. Partnering with King Klone Co. and a highly recognized California compound chemist, Asha is a company where grassroot genetics, science, and innovation work in harmony to give patients products with high efficacy and consistency for a healthier living. Provisional patent filings to commence in 2021
  1. Offering a best-in-class product portfolio: Asha Remedy, Asha Medicine, Asha Reserve, Asha Micro, Asha Pet and Asha Mine (Food and Beverage) are all designed to address the needs of our wide-ranging consumer segments.

Clarify your Medical vs Recreational products?

All our products fall under the recreational definition- meaning you don’t need an Rx prescription to purchase. However, our ASHA HEALTH line is designed by a compound chemist to aid patients through their specific stages of recovery. Our HEALTH products are infused with vitamins, herbs and compounded with amino acids to address the specific needs during a patient’s medical journey.

  1. RECOVER: Products meant for weeks following surgery or during treatments. (High THC dosage: Pain & Scar Creams, Pill and Tinctures)
  2. RESTORE: Products designed to help the body continue to grow stronger. (Medium THC dosage: Vitamin infused pills, Tinctures)
  3. REVIVE: A routine of products to help aid in maintaining a healthy daily lifestyle. (Micro dosage of THC: Vitamin Pills, Tinctures, Troches, Lozenges)

What does Asha mean?

Asha means “Hope and Desire” in Sanskrit and “Life” in Swahili.

A Hope and Desire for a Healthier Life.

What does your logo represent?

I love our logo! It was designed by the artist genius, Ernie Cefalu, who created the famous Rolling Stones Tongue logo. We asked Ernie to create something for us that represented our mantra: Enrich Your Life! Asha is a woman led company, so our logo needed to embody that.

The Bee symbolizes a well-run community led by a powerful female (Queen), it represents nature, family, creation, innovation, and life.

The Lotus Flower symbolizes what we strive to give our patients- serenity, peace, calm, with holistic and ancient remedies utilizing Ayurvedic herbs.