phoenixnewtimes.com PHOENIX NEW TIMES FEB 17TH– FEB 23RD, 2022 State Licensed Dispensaries & Doctor Certifications | CANNABIS | OMG from p 35 Verdone’s neighbor in North Scotts- dale, who we will call Lauren was not the typical user of a personal lubricant with CBDA. A relative novice in the cannabis/ hemp world until her 60s, Lauren was re- luctant to try OMGX at first but came to Verdone for a different type of help. “So, two and a half years ago, I had breast cancer and I had two surgeries and 38 rounds of radiation,” she says, adding, “I told (Verdone) that I had cancer and I was just getting over the effects of radiation. He said, ‘You know, I have some water that would have help you. Just call me anytime.’ I’m thinking, I’m not going to call, but then it wasn’t too long after that I did call.” Lauren tried his infused-water product, which she says helped her feel much better after her radiation treatments by restoring some of her appetite. Then she confided in Verdone one day. “I told him about my lover, who was very good, and he told me about OMGX and said, ‘This is the best, go try it.’ So, I did, and it was equally as great. I can imag- ine if you had OMG and a partner, it would be really good, but I have not experienced that, but solo play is very, very good,” Lauren says. “That’s my story, though, and it’s kind of embarrassing to say that I’m getting myself off on a regular basis, but (laughs), if you have a strong sex drive, you’re going to have an orgasm, but if you have OMGX you’re going to have multiple orgasms, solo. It’s good. I enjoy it, but if you had a partner, you would need all of your chil- dren to be out of the house because there is going to be some screaming on her end,” Lauren says. Another satisfied customer who wished to be known only as Don, 72, says he and his wife had not had sex in over two years due to some health issues, but that OMGX was “amazing.” “It was probably one of my wife’s more pleasurable experiences and she’s 69 now,” says Don noting his wife didn’t experience any pain afterward. “She doesn’t talk about it, but whatever it is, it’s magic with an old lady.” The person who gave Verdone his OMGX catchphrase, “It’s a mind-blowing experience” was Valley native Bill Deihl. Deihl wanted to see for himself what Ver- done’s products were like and volunteered to give OMGX a try. “(Verdone) asked me how it was, and it was like turning on a water fountain. Actually she (Diehl’s partner) said it (a mind-blowing experience) and I just re- membered what she said. It’s a very power- ful process to help with intimacy. It’s awesome,” says Deihl. “It made it into a more intense situation.” Verdone has been working on ramping up his production and will soon be able to put tens of thousands of tubes of OMGX onto the market. He is working on his web- site, omgxforeplay.com, and collaborating with Priscilla Martinez, who is part of the sales teams at XR Brands, an industry leader in fetish, kink, and BDSM gear. Ac- cording to Martinez, her company “has be- come the go-to source not only for quality products but also expertise for how to sell and promote these in-demand items.” “As you may know being in this indus- try, I’ve tried it all and have some ultimate favorites, but OMGX was an instant five stars and became my new best friend. As a busy mom of three, finding time or energy to get intimate can be challenging. So, I grabbed OMGX and my favorite vibe and let me tell you....it was a totally different experience. As you know with age, chemo, medication, or just dealing with personal dryness, we tend to lose our natural mois- ture. OMGX gives you that wetness and more,” says Martinez. Chelsea Mulligan of The Open Dør and chelseamulligan.com is an expert on get- ting dispensaries up and running and has seen her fair share of interesting and novel products in the cannabis world. She thinks, though, that Verdone may have something consumers will enjoy. “I’ve actually used lubricant in the past that was medicated, not for sex purposes, but because I have such horrible endome- triosis and I vomit for twelve hours every month when I start my period. So I’ve used (medicated lubricant) in the past as some- thing to calm that area as an internal and topical thing and it worked. So, beyond orgasms and pleasure, he (Verdone) may have some efficacy there for actual pain relief for women’s issues which I know people are searching for heavily,” says Mulligan. But if Verdone wants to extend his product line to involve THC or THCA, he would need a license that allows individu- als or companies to process and manufac- ture cannabis products. That can get expensive. According to Mulligan, it can be over $60,000 per month to obtain space at a facility with proper licensing to create cannabis products. Perhaps for Valentine’s Day 2023 Verdone will be able to offer his THCA version of OMGX, but for now, only the CBDA version is available. There are certainly a number of diverse choices for your Valentine’s fun, some of which come from right here in the Valley of the Sun. 37
