Editing Whoopi Goldberg (section)

===Entrepreneurship===
Goldberg co-founded Whoopi & Maya, a company that made [[medical cannabis]] products for women seeking relief from [[Dysmenorrhea|menstrual cramps]].<ref name="usa today marijuana">{{cite news|last1=Hughes|first1=Trevor|title=Whoopi Goldberg founds medical marijuana company for women|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/03/30/whoopi-goldberg-founds-medical-marijuana-women/82416612/|access-date=June 1, 2016|work=USA Today|date=March 30, 2016|archive-date=June 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601110051/http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/03/30/whoopi-goldberg-founds-medical-marijuana-women/82416612/|url-status=live}}</ref> Goldberg says she was inspired to go into business by "a lifetime of difficult periods and the fact that cannabis was literally the only thing that gave me relief".<ref name="press release marijuana">{{cite press release|title=Whoopi Goldberg & Maya Elisabeth Launch Line of Medical Cannabis Products Aimed to Reduce Menstrual Discomfort|url=http://whoopiandmaya.com/whoopi-goldberg-maya-elisabeth-launch-line-of-medical-cannabis-products-aimed-to-reduce-menstrual-discomfort/|date=March 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601232108/http://whoopiandmaya.com/whoopi-goldberg-maya-elisabeth-launch-line-of-medical-cannabis-products-aimed-to-reduce-menstrual-discomfort/|archive-date=June 1, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The company was launched in April 2016 but announced in February 2020 that it was ceasing operations.<ref name="press release marijuana" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wallace |first1=Alicia |title=Whoopi Goldberg's cannabis company has shut down |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/04/business/whoopi-goldberg-maya-cannabis-company-shut-down/index.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |work=CNN |date=February 4, 2020}}</ref> In 2021, Goldberg announced the launch of a new line of cannabis products, "Emma & Clyde", named for her late mother and brother.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stelmakowich |first1=Angela |title=Post Whoopi and Maya, Whoopi Goldberg has new weed venture |url=https://torontosun.com/cannabis-business/post-whoopi-and-maya-whoopi-goldberg-has-new-weed-venture/wcm/6de47de1-0abe-4f68-aa1e-e653a30d792a/amp/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |newspaper=Toronto Sun |date=April 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221229213300/https://torontosun.com/cannabis-business/post-whoopi-and-maya-whoopi-goldberg-has-new-weed-venture/wcm/6de47de1-0abe-4f68-aa1e-e653a30d792a/amp/ |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |date=May 19, 2021 |title=The Hub Craft Announces Licensing Agreement with Whoopi Goldberg |url=https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/84558/The-Hub-Craft-Announces-Licensing-Agreement-with-Whoopi-Goldberg |location=Fitchburg, Massachusetts |agency=Newsfile}}</ref>