Originally Posted by
MadJohn
I am not a doctor, this is not medical advice.
Sorry to hear about your friend. Can I suggest a "better" approach?
Good quality CBD oil is going to be stronger and "better" than anything you would ever be able to grow yourself, no question. As CBD is legal to import in the UK I would suggest you find a reputable company in the US who are producers (Royal CBD was one I randomly found for example) and order from there. Even with shipping times it's going to arrive months before you can grow and cure it as a plant. If you can find a reputable brand and supplier in the UK all the better but know there's a lot of fake/bad CBD on the market in the UK. That said I'd guess that broadly, longer established companies may be more reliable as will high street stores such as Boots or Superdrug (if they sell CBD).
THC has not been shown to have many, if any, beneficial medical outcomes in medical trials. That's not in any way to say it doesn't or can't and doesn't mean to say it can't be used for palliative care for pain relief and appetite promotion (cancer drugs are known to have a massive appetite suppressing effect) just that it's not proven completely.
Also know that CBD acts as an inhibitor to THC so high CBD ratio strains will tend to limit psychoactive effects.
If you are totally fixated on growing something for her (and I can understand why) then as for what seedbank and strain to use I would suggest sticking to the really big long term seedbanks. I can't make any direct recommendations but I would look at Barneys Farm, Royal Queen Seeds, Dutch Passion or maybe the likes of Mephisto if you can get hold of them. All will make CBD exclusive or CBD/THC strains and you're more likely to get tested genetics rather than "trust me bro" which leads me to...
After all this the only way to be 100% of what you're giving her (either CBD or after grow) is to have it tested. If they're pure CBD or hemp based strains then you can send it to a UK lab for testing and they'll tell you exactly what's in it. This will cost you £60-100 per test give or take. If the sample contains THC then I don't know where you'd stand legally and I'd suggest things get a lot more tricky in the UK. There was one of the labs I found that sent the results via PDF to an email address. I would think, in that instance you might be able to give them a secure email address however anonymous payment without crypto or cash in an envelope would be challenging.
All the best
MJ
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