For three sessions now, Carlos Hermida, who owns two hemp shops in the Tampa Bay area, has watched the Florida legislature attempt to pass different regulations that directly affect his industry.
Legislation from 2023 didn’t go anywhere, but Gov. Ron DeSantis had to veto a bill that might have killed Hermida’s business after the 2024 session. This year, the Florida Legislature failed to pass two bills—SB 438 and the House version HB 7027—that would have capped the potency of hemp-derived THC products, placed advertising restrictions, and required hemp to be tested by a certified medical cannabis laboratory.
Hermida—who runs the Chillum storefronts in St. Petersburg and Ybor City—joined The Skinny to discuss the legislation, and the future of not just hemp, but mushrooms, in the Sunshine State.
On the second half of the show, Don Kleinhans, owner of Tampa strip club 2001 Odyssey, joined in to discuss his recent acquisition of his club’s legendary club Mons Venus.
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They should make weed and mushrooms legal they have done nothing wrong it’s the pharmaceutical pills that are the problem
Every turn you see desantis trying to kill anything related to cannabis.
If they are going to act as though cannabis is a medicine then it should be tested and labeled as such so that you know the exact strength and composition of each product. You don’t see aspirin labeled just plain old aspirin do you? There’s a dosage and a list of ingredients. Medicine is called medicine for a reason. Currently the Cannabis industry is not providing any type of medical assistance, it’s just a phrase they use to sell drugs to consumers.
They do list the active ingredients and dosage on marijuana products, tho