Meghan Markle’s nephew wants to launch cannabis strain called Markle’s Sparkle
WHILE all eyes are on the royal wedding, Meghan Markle’s cannabis farmer nephew hopes to release a new strain called Markle’s Sparkle to mark the joyous occasion.
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IN JUST few weeks, the world will watch as Prince Harry marries American actor Meghan Markle at St George’s Chapel in the grounds Windsor Castle.
And while the husband and wife-to-be are busy with the arrangements for their big day, Markle’s nephew is a little more focused on how his business can prosper from the family name.
Tyler Dooley, the son of Markle’s half-brother, from Grant’s Pass, Oregon, is a cannabis farmer who wants to launch a potent new strain of the drug to celebrate his aunt’s nuptials, it has been claimed.
Mr Dooley, 25, who helps grow millions of dollars’ worth of marijuana, plans to create a hybrid called Markle’s Sparkle, and claims to be a “pioneer” in an industry that is now legal in the US.
He told the Mail Online he’d be “more than happy” to offer Meghan and Prince Harry a sample of his new concoction.
Mr Dooley, who apparently last spoke to Meghan three years ago but recalls her babysitting him and his brother, TJ, regularly when they were children, told the website: “Meghan grew up in California and I am sure has an American view on pot.
“I know in England that marijuana is still a taboo subject but it’s more normal to us here because we grew up around it in high school. Everybody experiments with it here.
“Prince Harry enjoys a good party. I’d be happy to show them around if they ever come out here and educate them on the medicinal benefits of marijuana which helps everything from post-traumatic stress syndrome to insomnia to pain in cancer patients.”
Mr Dooley said he smoked his first joint as a high school pupil but no longer uses cannabis.
Recreational marijuana was made legal in Oregon in 2015.
He is reported to have become “fully immersed” in the booming business — brokering land for growers, advising on type and strain of plants to grow, and working out complex watering and lighting systems.
Next month, when the outdoor growing season begins, Mr Dooley, a licensed medical marijuana grower, will plant the legal limit of 48 marijuana plants on his property — pot he will then sell to patients under Oregon’s medical marijuana laws.
Oregon became the first state to decriminalise marijuana for personal use and has been at the forefront of legalising both medical and recreational marijuana.
Mr Dooley appeared on Good Morning Britain with his mum last month, announcing that they had not received an invite to the royal wedding.
He told Mail Online that his brother TJ, 26 — another of Meghan’s nephews — gives cannabis to his dog for pain relief, while his mum Tracy, 52, has a job selling advertising, and many of her clients are marijuana dispensaries.
“We are passionate about marijuana and all the good things it brings,” Mr Dooley said.
A spokeswoman for Kensington Palace said: “This isn’t something we’re commenting on.”
This article originally appeared on The Sun and has been republished with permission.
Originally published as Meghan Markle’s nephew wants to launch cannabis strain called Markle’s Sparkle
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