Avery believes ruderalis and hemp are high-CBD plants. NORML's Armentano says, "It's a working theory that hemp has high levels of CBD. But until strains undergo GC/MS testing we don't know. The testing is rarely done. Testing is usually for THC only. It's only been in the last few years that they have been testing for things other than THC in cannabis."

In the meantime, Avery would rather just cut to the chase with hemp. "All they have to do is grow a couple of acres of hemp and try it to see if it works," he says." It's silly not to. It doesn't involve getting any high at all. Once the local teenagers figure out they'll just get a headache from smoking it there are no problems."

CBD and other cannabinoids seem to hold promise for medical use. Don't forget THC, which gives sick people an appetite and relieves cancer patients' nausea. Even the high has therapeutic value.

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