Meghan Markleâs nephew is launching a new line of CBD products in the UK.
Tyler Dooley, 26, whose father is Markleâs half-brother, will release products from âRoyally Grown.â The line is set to include âdrops and oils, morning supplements, recovery tinctures that are loaded with vitamins and CBD content.â
This is not Dooleyâs first foray into the cannabis industry. Markleâs nephew owns a commercial cannabis company in Oregon.âWeâve got an operation thatâs worth $3 to 5 million, this isnât a small company,â Dooley says. He was in the news last year after announcing the release of âMarkle Sparkle,â a cultivar that Dooley promised would âblow your crown off.â
Despite taking advantage of his auntâs fame, Dooley claims that he aims to use his work to help people, not leech of his auntâs success.
âIâve been doing this way before she even met Harry, Iâm not trying to embarrass her and Iâm not embarrassed about what I do, Iâm thrilled to be in such a hot industry,â he told the Sun.
âSo instead of people thinking of me about Markle Sparkle, Iâm using a product that is helping to beat cancer, or give some relief from seizures, aches and pains. Iâve got oil that is good for indigestion. CBD is twice as effective as aspirin for inflammation. Weâll be making drops and oils, morning supplements, recovery tinctures that are loaded with vitamins and CBD content.â
But regardless of how Markle feels about her nephew using her name to promote his products, Dooley boasts that he âcan sell it legally in the UK right now.â CBD products are legal to sell in the UKâprovided they contain less than 0.2% THC, the intoxicating compound in cannabis. âIâve got quite a few people there, who want to support this, but I can also sell directly to the consumers. Thereâs nothing to stop me,â he was quoted saying.
Markle, who is expecting her first child with Prince Harry, has not commented on her nephewâs opportunistic business plans.
Dooley has previously parlayed his position into an MTV reality show called The Royal World, while Meghanâs half-sister Samantha has announced the publication of two tell-all books about the Duchessâone to be released around Markleâs due date, and the second being released on her birthday.
Itâs about to get crazy in the house ð±#theroyalworld #mtv #royal #tylerdooley https://t.co/VM2t2SMAVl
â Tyler Dooley (@TylerSDooley) November 20, 2018
Her father has also been a repeated source of ire, skipping her wedding after staging publicity photos with paparazzi and giving repeated interviews criticizing his estranged daughter.
Despite this, Dooley seems to feel his work is nobleâalbeit while making some dubious health claims. âIâm using a product that is helping to beat cancer, or give some relief from seizures, aches and pains. Iâve got oil that is good for indigestion. CBD is twice as effective as aspirin for inflammation,â he claims.
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