Cannabis-oil producers to expand operations

The Colorado producers of a cannabis oil prized by some for treating kids with severe epilepsy have dramatic expansion plans to meet demand.

The Stanley brothers say they hope to eliminate their 12,000-person waitlist with a 2015 expansion. The Teller County brothers tell The Gazette that they are expanding under Colorado’s hemp regulations, which allow production of cannabis low in THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

The Stanleys say they’ll be dramatically increasing production of an oil they call Charlotte’s Web. The oil is rich in cannabidoil, or CBD, a substance believed to provide relief for medical conditions such as epilepsy. It has been used by 500 people in Colorado and California.

The Stanleys plan to expand to 200 acres and are opening a production facility in Uruguay.