From CPD to CBD: former Columbus police officers open second location of supplement store

This locally owned and operated CBD shop is coming to downtown Columbus.

Columbus Naturals, 6201 Veterans Parkway, is opening a second location in Highside Market, 211 13th St., the mixed-use development owned by The Cotton Companies.

The CBD and natural supplement company is replacing Highside’s rotational pop-up with a permanent storefront, opening April 1.

Columbus Naturals at Highside will feature popular items from their main location, such as THC-compliant gummies, mushroom-based supplements, candles, soaps, farm-fresh eggs and local honey. It also will offer products exclusive to the new location, including locally made, THC-compliant beverages.

The beginning of Columbus Naturals

Columbus Naturals owners Chace Webb and Josh Duckworth are former Columbus Police Department officers who turned their interest in wellness into a business five years ago.

Webb and Duckworth learned about CBD through a mutual friend who worked in narcotics in the CPD. Their friend’s son struggled with severe seizures, often having multiple episodes a day. His father transitioned his treatment to CBD products, and his seizures decreased by about 90%, Webb told the Ledger-Enquirer. After learning about the success of CBD treatments, Duckworth and Webb saw the benefits of alternative medicine.

“We’ve always had a dream about opening up a business ourselves,” Webb said. “This became our guiding light.”

After the 2018 Farm Bill passed, making THC-compliant CBD products legal, Webb and Duckworth started using products to help with their health problems, like back issues and insomnia.

“I had a lot of lower-back pain from wearing my duty belt,” Webb said. “It helped [Duckworth] tremendously with his sleep.”

With their own successful treatments, Webb and Duckworth decided to open a store in Columbus where they can help the community learn about the power of alternative medicine through hands-on guidance.

“We guide you on what to expect, how to use it properly, where to start and where to use it,” Duckworth told the Ledger-Enquirer. “We coach you through every single aspect.”

Webb said a consistent highlight has been seeing their clients’ health problems improve.

“Over time, clients come in and constantly tell me, ‘I had the best sleep of my life’, or ‘I finally was able to walk a mile because the aches and pains are getting better,’” Webb said. “We really have that personal relationship with our customers, and they become friends.”

All the products at Columbus Naturals are locally sourced. Most of the vendors they partner with are companies owned by women. Duckworth will run operations at their Veterans Parkway store, and Webb will operate their new location at Highside Market.

Duckworth said new CBD users like trying their topical creams or edible gummy line for aches, pains and sleep issues.

To stay updated on their new location and upcoming products, follow Columbus Naturals on Facebook or Instagram.