Thread by @JimRosicaFL

I may regret this bc I usually like to do some reporting first but I know I'll get beat and no one returned my msgs yet, so...
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... NORML Tallahassee chapter says Ag. Comm'r @NikkiFriedFL will "be issuing cease and desist letters to all CBD retailers in the state." ...
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@NikkiFriedFL ... Michael Minardi responded to her that "a lawsuit will be filed before session is out if these cease and desist letters are issued." ...
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@NikkiFriedFL ... Minardi's position is that if SB 1020 (the state hemp bill) passes, these "cease and desist letters would be rendered meaningless."
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@NikkiFriedFL I assume this means everyone selling CBD product that *isn't* a licensed medical marijuana treatment center, that is. So basically every "specialty shop, independent pharmacy and even supermarkets," as I once put it.
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@NikkiFriedFL I wrote about this last month, quoting interim Office of Medical Marijuana Use head Courtney Coppola that CBD products were CBD were in a “gray area.”
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@NikkiFriedFL "The ‘non-euphoric’ CBD is mostly extracted from hemp, a form of cannabis, and used for treating pain and relieving inflammation."
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@NikkiFriedFL If this is going down as NORML says it is, Fried is flexing her muscles, since @HealthyFla - which reports to @GovRonDeSantis - largely regulates medicinal cannabis in Florida. #FlaPol

@NikkiFriedFL @HealthyFla @GovRonDeSantis But Fried has hired a "director of cannabis" as she pushes hemp as an agricultural product allowed under the federal Farm Bill signed by Pres. Trump last year. #FlaPol

@NikkiFriedFL @HealthyFla @GovRonDeSantis Coincidentally, a @FLSenate panel "approved a bill that would create a state hemp program overseen by @FDACS," our @AGGancarski reported today. #FlaPol

@NikkiFriedFL @HealthyFla @GovRonDeSantis @FLSenate @FDACS @AGGancarski Comment now from @NikkiFriedFL spox on this:
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.@NikkiFriedFL may soon target stores selling #CBD oil
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