this invention relates to a new hybrid marijuana plant , cannabis sativa l . ssp . indica named avidekel . the avidekel is a medicinal variety of marijuana notable for a high amount of cannabidiol ( cbd ) ( 16 . 3 %) and a very low amount of thc ( 0 . 8 %). the present plant was developed over 3 years through selective breeding from parents of unknown provenance in birya , israel . generally production occurs through asexual propagation using stem cuttings . the plant may be grown outside in a normal warm summer , including many locations below 50n and virtually all climates below 45n . the plant is an annual , dioecious plant with bush - like stature . the natural height at 5 months old of indoor growth is − 130 cm . a detailed list of characteristics follows : botanical classification : cannabis sativa l . ssp . indica parentage unknown propagation : stem cuttings . time to initiate roots in summer : plant description .— annual , dioecious flowering shrub ; multi - stemmed ; freely branching ; removal of the terminal bud enhances lateral branch development . root description .— short taproot ( less than 30 cm ). medium to fine , dense lateral roots ; white in color , brownish when “ potbound ” ( rootbound ). shape .— round . fine pubescence . first year stem color .— young stem : 144c older stems : 144a ( the royal horticultural society colour chart ), first year stem diameter is 4 . 5 cm . first year trunk diameter is 7 . 5 cm at the soil line . stem strength .— lateral stems are strong but benefit from being staked during flowering . internodes &# 39 ; length .— 6 cm in the lower half and 4 cm in the upper half . branch strength .— strong . branch description .— branches are short , densely branched with short , broad leaflets . leaf arrangement .— palmately compound ( digitate ) leaves with 7 leaflets on big fan leaves and 5 on small fan leaves per leaf . texture ( upper and lower surfaces ).— upper surface scabrid with non - visible stiff hairs ; lower surface more or less densely pubescent , covered with sessile glands . venation pattern .— palmately compound ( digitate ), with serrated leaflets . each serration has a lateral vein extending to its tip from the central ( primary ) vein of the leaflet . from each lateral vein there is usually a single spur vein ( sublateral vein ) extending to the notch of each serration . color of emerging foliage ( upper surface ).— a cross between 144a and 144c ( the royal horticultural society colour chart , 1995 edition .) petiole length .— average length of petiole of fan leaves 7 cm . more than 30 % of the petioles are purple . vegetative bud description : dried flower buds are deep dark green and highly resinous . fragrance is weaker than similar varieties , having an earthy medicinal berry smell . flower description : inflorescence is cone .— or head - like , dense cluster of false spikes with solitary flowers instead of cymes . enclosed by glandular , beaked bracteole . calyxes are densely covered with trichomes ; flowers are often paired . petals are absent . spike length .— ranges between 5 cm and 3 cm . pistils description .— white , few , short , brown at maturation . dried flower colour .— dried flower buds are a deep , dark green . flower size .— about 1 cm in diameter and about 1 . 1 cm in height . flowering time .— 8 weeks . strength .— strong , but can bend horizontally from weight of flower buds . texture .— moderately smooth , glabrous . pedicels description .— short , scabrid with sessile glands and visible hairs . seeds may be acquired through sts breeding . this involves inducing a female plant to become a male plant by altering its hormones using ( in this case ) silver nitrate and sodium thiosulfate . the male plant may then be used to pollinate a female of the same variety and collect the seeds . the relative proportion of male plants is low / medium . the plant variety is similar to the erez , also a cannabis indica subspecies . the inflorescence contains a high amount of cannabidiol ( cbd ) ( 16 . 3 %) and a very low amount of thc ( 0 . 8 %). this enables patients to obtain the medicinal benefits of cbd , without the psychoactive effects of thc . this plant has strong anti - inflammatory properties . it can be used to treat a wide range of health disorders and diseases involving inflammation , as well as sleep disorders and digestive orders . prefers ‘ soft water ’; consider filtering the tap water if it has an ec higher than 0 . 6 light was provided at a power of 600w hps ; plant distance from light was 100 - 120 cm . a crop was grown having the following times of growth cycle operations : permits are required for growth of medical marijuana in certain states in the us and israel .
the disclosure relates to a new and distinct cultivar of cannabis sativa plant named ‘ avidekel ’, characterized by a high amount of cannabidiol and a very low amount of tetrahydrocannabinol .