Rare Albanian Cannabis May be an Opening for CBD Oil Seekers
27 April 2015 - 8:25PM
Canadians seeking alternative solutions for medicinal marijuana may
be onto a pleasant surprise due to a recent partnership between
the United States and Albanian governments to engage in the
exportation of Albanian cannabidiol (CBD) oil produced from a rare
type of cannabis known as Ruderalis that contains extremely low
amounts of THC and (contrarily) an excessively high amount of CBD
content, which would declare it as (non-medicinal) industrial hemp
under national regulations. Undoubtedly, Health Minister Rona
Ambrose's letter to Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson about the
city's possible plan to regulate marijuana-selling businesses put a
damper on any immediate progress for pro-cannabis Canadians seeking
medical treatment from CBD oil. However, the authorised North
American reseller of this rare 'Balkan' hemp oil debuted their
brand and website on a billboard in New York City's Time Square
last week, offering free trial samples online, as a photo link
shared by a pro-cannabis social media post displayed. "This new
resource from Europe could be great for our community relief
programmes. It's miraculous how a country so small and so far away
could have such a positive effect on so many of us over here"
comments Community Works Ontario spokesperson Tony Cohen, who also
noted that he is 'quite amazed at the progress America and Albania
are making on this issue and only hopes it can benefit Canadians
living with autism, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, epilepsy, or fighting
cancer' as his grandfather did before passing away last year.
Cannabis Ruderalis, is an uncultivated strain that grows wild
throughout Russia, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe, yet is still
prohibited under Albanian legislature despite the announcement for
plans to export Albanian hemp oil to the United States for
industrial use.
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