Papa & Barkley builds whole-plant, full-spectrum cannabis products under one name: Releaf. Topicals, drops, softgels, gummies, and extracts, all formulated around cannabinoid ratios rather than isolated compounds. If you have seen a balm or a body oil labeled 1:3 and wondered what the numbers meant, this is the brand behind them.
What they make
The catalog splits by format: Extracts, Softgels and Capsules, Drops, Gummies, and Topicals. Named products include the 1:3 Releaf Balm, the 1:3 Moisturizing Releaf Cream, the 1:3 Releaf Body Oil, the Sleep Releaf Tincture, the Sleep Releaf Capsules, and the CBD CBN Sleep Releaf Gummies.
The ratio on the label is the thing to read. It tells you how THC and CBD are balanced in that particular formula, and some products bring in other cannabinoids on top of those two, the way CBN shows up in the sleep gummies. Same plant, different math.
Award-winner badges sit on the Sleep Releaf Capsules, the Sleep Releaf Tincture, and the 1:3 Releaf Balm. The best sellers are the 1:3 Moisturizing Releaf Cream, the CBD CBN Sleep Releaf Gummies, and the 1:3 Releaf Body Oil. A decade on from humble beginnings, the balm that started the whole thing is still one of the decorated ones.
How it is made
The process is the pitch. Papa & Barkley runs a simple, chemical-free infusion instead of stripping the plant apart and re-engineering it, so cannabinoids, terpenes, plant fats, chlorophyll, and phytonutrients stay together. They call the result Whole Plant Full Spectrum and lean on the entourage effect, the idea that the plant's compounds work best as a set.
Everything is solventless, and products are tested for pesticides, microbes, mycotoxins, and residual solvents, with results posted publicly on the site. The oils come out earthy green rather than clear, which is what happens when you leave the plant intact instead of refining it down.
Where it comes from
Soil to shelf is the phrase they use for it. The cannabis is sun-grown by U.S. farmers working native soils with regenerative and organic practices, no pesticides and no harsh chemicals. The plants are hand-planted, hand-harvested, and slow-cured without machinery.
The rest of the ingredient list gets the same treatment, from organic beeswax to premium essential oils, on the logic that what you rub into your skin should be as clean as what you swallow. Distribution runs through Mammoth Distribution under license #C11-0001429-LIC, and a store locator on the site points you to shops carrying it.
The name
It is a family story. Papa is Mort, the founder's father. Barkley is the family dog who stayed glued to his side. Mort's son Adam cooked up the first version of the Releaf Balm looking for a plant-based option for his dad, word traveled, and the brand grew out of that first batch.
The High Rise take
Papa & Barkley is for the shopper who wants the label to tell the truth: which ratio, which cannabinoids, and what the plant went through on the way into the jar. If ratios are new to you, start low and go slow, and read the number before you read the front of the package. The story behind the name is a bonus.