Canna Tele-Health Innovations

According to a recent report from World Bank and WHO "Half the world lacks access to essential health services, 100 million still pushed into extreme poverty because of health expenses. At least half of the world’s population cannot obtain essential health services".  My organization, by providing remote monitoring tele-health technology (without the use of a personal computer or the internet) - aims to bridge health disparity gaps and digital divide barriers amongst underserved and vulnerable populations across the Globe. 

Remote health monitoring, coupled with the use of innovative cannabinoid micro-nano technology; we will address issues with the symptoms from  Long-Covid (fatigue, shortness of breath, “brain fog”, sleep disorders, fevers, gastrointestinal symptoms, anxiety, and depression), Anxiety, and PTSD. Our products promote mind and body, focus and relaxation as we target "Wellness Minded" Individuals. This initiative will offer safe, non-addictive, federally legal organic hemp derived cannabinoid products; without making any medical claims as required by the FDA.  We are able to do this by way of the (2018) Farm Bill- here in the United States.  However, it is to be noted that the remote monitoring tele-health technology is not just limited to Cannabinoid solutions and can be instrumental around the World in many treatment areas.

For our solution, in particular, the Cannabinoid CBG has been proven to be especially effective with long-term Covid affects. According to the NIH National Library of Medicine (National Center for Biotechnology Information) "Cannabinoid acids from hemp (Cannabis sativa) were found to be allosteric as well as orthosteric ligands with micromolar affinity for the spike protein. In follow-up virus neutralization assays, cannabigerolic acid and cannabidiolic acid prevented infection of human epithelial cells by a pseudovirus expressing the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and prevented entry of live SARS-CoV-2 into cells. Importantly, cannabigerolic acid and cannabidiolic acid were equally effective against the SARS-CoV-2 alpha variant B.1.1.7 and the beta variant B.1.351. Orally bioavailable and with a long history of safe human use, these cannabinoids, isolated or in hemp extracts, have the potential to prevent as well as treat infection by SARS-CoV-2."
 

The Journal of Infectious Diseases based on 31 worldwide studies published that Worldwide, "49% of COVID-19 survivors reported persistent symptoms 4 months after diagnosis."

Long Covid statistics affect not only long-term physical and mental health but also the global workforce and everyday quality of life.  

The remote monitoring technology will address issues concerning, handicap accessibility, lack of transportation, lack of insurance, language, finance, and digital divide barriers. One or a combination of these barriers often prevent access to equitable health services. 

This initiative will not only revolutionize how healthcare is administered, but also, the way in which we can deliver cannabinoid treatments in a more bio-available manner to those who need an immediate, accessible alternative to wellness and wellbeing. 

Our Solution is a remote monitoring tele-health wristwatch that is sustainably made from biodegradable hemp materials, sold in conjunction with a more readily bio-available organic hemp cannabinoid product. Utilizing proprietary software, biometrics, established soundwave technology, AI, and IBM Watson cloud platforms, we'll provide remote tele-health in a HIPAA compliant environment. The monitoring watch will detect changes in body temperature, blood oxygen, heart rate, blood glucose and other symptomatic factors that attribute to Long-Covid, Anxiety, and PTSD. We are even able to help those in need of pain management solutions or appetite stimulants without the dependency on addictive medication. 

On the backend, organizational administrators will collect data from the remote monitoring, through IBM Watson cloud technology and AI; to analyze, keep data safe, and HIPAA compliant. 

In real-time, as incoming data from the monitoring watch is detected algorithms will immediately assess data. Then, delivering a custom cannabinoid product solution that has been pre-evaluated and consulted on by a licensed physician specializing in Cannabinoid science. The consulted custom response will be given based on a person's medical history and assessed data. It should be noted that our hemp extract products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

 If a more serious issue is detected, patients will be advised to seek a more immediate treatment and further evaluation in-person. The sooner a person can recognize their symptoms, the sooner they can address their concerns with the appropriate wellness solution. 

The Underserved and Vulnerable will be our target populations. This will include Black, Latino, Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with disabilities; Armed Forces Veterans, persons who live in rural areas; and any persons who live in areas and communities that experience socio-economic factors that can cause barriers to equitable tele-healthcare services.

Many of these populations don't have access to the internet on a consistent basis, if at all, and would greatly benefit from tele-health technology that does not require it. Getting physician consultation is invaluable to people with no insurance coverage who might not otherwise hear from a licensed physician in any way. We will offer many language options through AI technology and our watch will be accessible to the handicapped/disabled/elderly populations. For those who are unable to receive products through the subscription mail service, we will be working closely with clinics and health centers, providing a kiosk that will utilize the soundwave technology to match the appropriate product to the owner of the remote monitoring watch. We hope to offer refill products in major retail stores and directly through our organization. It is also our intention to offer an array of wallet payment options, not excluding cryptocurrency because we recognize the barriers of international money exchange. As well, a PAP (Patient Assistance Program), where we can help alleviate cost.

I believe that my organization is the right team to deliver this solution because we are located in the central business area in the heart of a major U.S. city - Newark, NJ. The organization already services the greater Newark Area with federally legal hemp and CBD products at affordable and discounted prices. We have teamed with emerging technology companies who sell and have implemented some of the technology we will be using in our remote monitoring watch, and we have received written agreements to license the technology. We have made agreements to acquire any IP source codes, which later can be leveraged should we need to raise more working Capital.

With a population of 306,247. The 5 largest ethnic groups in Newark are: Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (47.7%), White (Hispanic) (16%), Other (Hispanic) (13.5%), White (Non-Hispanic) (10.9%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (5.23%).

According to welareinfo.org "The poverty rate in Newark, New Jersey is 101.56% higher than the US average". 

As a black woman, minority owned business with a 100% stake and close ties to the LGQBT+ and minority communities, my businesses come in contact with many of the underserved and vulnerable populations we aim to help. We have also been in communication with local community help organizations and programs, to assess the needs of the populations they serve, and have received their willingness to align with our cause; to extend equitable tele-health services to the greater community. 

To date, we have served only a small fraction of the 25.8% of the vulnerable and underserved populations in Newark, NJ, with our Hemp CBD products. We are looking forward - to the growth of our outreach efforts, considerably through our remote tech initiative.

My organization is applying to Solve so that we may find additional opportunities to develop our technological solution to health equity. This will allow us to scale operations and gain access to a larger base for our retail organic hemp products.

 We have faced financial barriers to acquire necessary legal patents, as well, barriers to the cost of owning the IP source codes and 3D manufacturing printing of sustainable hemp hardware (further reducing our carbon footprint). We have identified the target market and have a retail/subscription business model that allows for recurring sales. A business model that is legal and sustainable but needs the necessary support to scale and mass produce our products. This support will further our technological aims to close the digital divide and provide equitable tele-health services to the underserved and vulnerable populations. 

Our solution is innovative as it approaches the problem of equitable health care for underserved and vulnerable communities. By offering remote tele-health technology without the use of the internet or a computer; Up to now tele-health services have been dependent on both. Our technology is forward thinking, addressing language, handicap accessibility, transportation, payment, and internet access barriers. Tele-health technology that previously required the World Wide Web to process data - is an outdated modus operandi that is no longer necessary in today's world of AI and software programming.  We can use this technology to catalyze broader positive impacts from others in this space, by utilizing it with, organic hemp cbd cannabinoid products that are effective and legal at a Federal and State level without a prescription or health insurance. Creating positive alternatives to wellness and wellbeing. We do not make any medical claims with our Hemp packaging other than the fact that it promotes mind and body, focus and relaxation. 

We have discovered initiatives to implement these products to the masses, through tele-health services that will be recommended, under the consultancy of a licensed physician specializing in Cannabinoid Science. A remote tele-health solution that incorporates big data, AI, and sound wave technology, allowing for HIPPA compliancy without the call for the internet. 

This solution, tackles head on, the digital divide barrier that too often keeps people from receiving tele-healthcare services. Our innovation can change the way physicians across the Globe are able to reach and triage patients in real-time without being present or live on the internet. Monitoring and analyzing patients' data preemptively can save lives in an emergency health situation. In turn, improving the everyday quality of life of the patients who suffer from symptoms caused by Long-Covid, Anxiety, and PTSD before conditions are exasperated. All the while, we are promoting mind and body, focus and relaxation. 

This initiative can diversify the market for people who often depend on OTC or even prescription pain medications that have proven addictive. For those who don't have medical insurance, who live in remote areas or refuse to see a doctor for their symptoms, this is a non-invasive solution to receiving wellness healthcare in the privacy of their own surroundings. This innovation will be especially impactful in Countries where accessible healthcare is nearly nonexistent and essential here in the United States, as the digital divide and lack of health equity is all too prevalent. 

The impact goals for the next year are to broaden health equity outreach, by scaling our retail operation with remote tele-health technology (that does not require the internet or a computer, helping to close the digital divide). This, coupled with a mass market subscription service of a more bio available cannabinoid product (micro nano technology). Our solution targets people suffering from the symptoms caused by Long Covid, Anxiety, and PTSD; as it promotes mind and body, focus and relaxation.

Our five-year impact goals are to work with our partnered botanical lab, further developing the use of cannabinoid micro nano technology for retail products. We will do this in tandem with more sustainable manufacturing practices and greater use of sustainable (made from hemp) materials. We also aim to own and run a Hemp Farm, so that we may source our own organic products. Simultaneously improving the environment through hemp agriculture - reversing the effects of carbon-based fuels on the environment and its eco-system. This approach can create jobs and open up opportunities for farmers in other Countries to source our products and to become self-sufficient. Allowing hemp farmers all over the World to capitalize on hemp agriculture, commerce, and increasing the demand for hemp internationally.

 With our solution, we can revolutionize the way equitable healthcare is administered to the underserved and vulnerable, while we combat carbon emissions - paying it forward to future generations. 

Some of the indicators being used to measure the progress toward our goals are:

- improving access to sustainable livelihoods, entrepreneurial opportunities and productive resources by increasing the demand for hemp agriculture. 

-strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol by offering a more bio-available organic hemp product using micro nano technology, as a viable alternative for total wellness and wellbeing.  

- through remote tele-health technology, achieve universal access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable services helping to relieve the symptomatic effects of Long-Covid, Anxiety and PTSD. 

- by 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy by using bio-degradable hemp materials and increasing the agricultural hemp demand, that in turn combats carbon emissions. Hemp agriculture can capture atmospheric carbon twice as effectively as forests while providing carbon-negative biomaterials for architects and designers.

- by 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status by offering equitable tele-health services to those facing socio-economic barriers. Closing the digital divide and eliminating those socio-economic factors that cause barriers to healthcare in underserved, vulnerable and disenfranchised people across the World. 

- by 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse incorporating biodegradable hemp materials in manufacturing and product packaging.

Ganja Goodies LLC is a lifestyle brand that retails specialty cannabis goods made from federally legal, organic hemp cbd extracts that promote mind and body, focus and relaxation to wellness minded individuals. Our long-term goals are to create equitable tele-health to underserved and vulnerable communities. We aim to do this through remote monitoring technology (that does not require the internet or a computer), closing the digital divide, while offering a more bio-available hemp cbd cannabinoid extract, promoting relief to symptoms of Long-Covid, Anxiety, and PTSD. While we don't claim to cure or treat these illnesses, the short-term effects of our products have shown a significant improvement in the wellness, wellbeing, and quality of life of our clients; this based on customer feedback and repeat sales. 

According to the NIH National Library of Medicine (National Center for Biotechnology Information) "Cannabinoid acids from hemp (Cannabis sativa) Orally bioavailable and with a long history of safe human use, these cannabinoids, isolated or in hemp extracts, have the potential to prevent as well as treat infection by SARS-CoV-2."

These studies from NIH as well organizations such as the World Health Organization, show an increasing interest and viability of hemp in moving the bar towards effective mainstream cannabis cbd treatments, that are non-addictive. 

The core technologies that power our solution consist of HIPAA compliant soundwave technology, AI, and back-end cloud supported through IBM Watson. Compliant backend control of big data for analysis and assessment. While we will allow for the integration of Apps in our remote monitoring software, it will not be a necessary requirement to assess personal health data or provide physician consults. 3D printing of industrial hemp manufacturing materials allows us to combat the environmental crisis; by lessening the burden of carbon emissions manufacturing and creating a demand for industrial hemp farming.

 This commitment allows us as an organization to pledge our efforts in reducing our carbon footprint.

As owner of my organization, I am a registered black minority woman owned business with a 100% stake. Operating in the heart of New Jersey's largest city, Newark, NJ. I have assembled a team that is reflective not only of myself but other ethnic minority groups. I have reached out to local help-based community groups that focus on equitable inclusion services and have formed allies with these groups willing to further our goal of equitable inclusion solutions. Our remote-tele-health solution targets underserved and vulnerable populations including:

Black, Latino, Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with disabilities; Armed Forces Veterans, persons who live in rural areas; and persons who live in areas and communities that experience socio-economic factors that can cause barriers to equitable tele-healthcare services.

The key resources our organization has used are online and currently in person sales. However, in order to add value to our future impact and revenue, we will be seeking major retail shelf space and national or even global ad campaigns for our remote tele-health wristwatch. We have received commitments from a prominent Botanical Lab, on the cutting edge of patented micro nano cannabinoid innovations, to further product development. As well, we have received commitments to license the soundwave technology, we are incorporating into our software development. We have also created an opportunity to own the IP Source codes that will be used in our software, from a prominent software development company, giving us future leverage should we need to raise more working Capital.

My organization plans to become financially sustainable through not only product sales, but in 2022 we received a government CAGE code for contracting opportunities, we'll concentrate on healthcare and sustainability initiatives. We have not closed the door on grant opportunities either, especially with the NIH, which has made a major commitment to cannabinoid solutions. In addition, we are re-launching an Indiegogo crowd funding campaign in the coming days in hopes of reaching our funding goals. 

Our organization has consulted with a government contracting firm, with ties to the Middle East in hopes of gaining a government sub-contract with our remote monitoring telehealth product. To date, we haven't raised the funds we need to be sustainable, however we have experienced positive sales and are aggressively seeking methods to reach our goals in the next 2-3 months mainly in the technological crowdfunding and government contracting sectors.