Former OSU star partners in new Granville CBD business
GRANVILLE — All it took for Rick Bauer to know what he wanted to do in retirement was seeing the improvement in an aging dog with arthritis and interest from former Ohio State and NFL star
Chris Spielman.
Bauer, retired after 35 years in the pharmaceutical industry, opened CBD Health Collection on Thursday in downtown Granville, at 136 North Prospect St. Joining Bauer in the retail business and online distributor of Cbd-infused products are his son, Jon Bauer, and his daughter, Ashley Bauer Marienau.
CBD, short for cannabidiol, is an essential component of medical marijuana, derived directly from the hemp plant. By itself, it does not cause a “high" and has been credited with easing pain.
More than a year ago, Bauer saw the impact of CBD on his son's dog, a female pit bull about 16 years old.
"The dog, she couldn’t navigate the stairs at all," Bauer said. "He had to carry her up stairs. Now she can get up on her own and navigate the stairs, somewhat slowly.
Ground clearance for the Rubicon off-road specialist is unchanged, while the Sahara model is lowered slightly to 10 inches. The 4xe’s approach, breakover and departure angles, the dimensions that allow it to go up, down and crest steep hills without scraping undercarriage or bumpers, are unchanged.
On the road, the 4xe also accelerates to 60 mph in an un-wrangler-like 6 seconds.
All Wrangler 4xes will have fourwheel drive. Prices will be announced closer to when sales begin in early 2021.
With all that, what could go wrong? For starters, the Wrangler 4xe Rubicon outweighs its gasolinepowered counterpart. The Sahara 4xe is about 700 pounds heavier than its equivalent.
That’s a massive gain, and weight is the nemesis of off-road capability. It increases the likelihood you’ll bog down in sand or mud and makes it harder to scale boulders and rock fields. Jeep’s fabled offroad engineering has never faced a tougher challenge than making a halfton heavier Wrangler out-climb the conventional model.
Expect Ford to strike back, unveiling bragging points for the new Bronco regularly between now and when sales begin next spring.
A more powerful Bronco desertracing model is all but certain, but not immediately. By the time it arrives, the Hemi V8 Wrangler concept Jeep recently teased us with will probably be on sale.