Marijuana Moment have the story- here is the precis
The legislation (SB 1698) passed unanimously in the Senate Agriculture Committee. (Keep in mind that lawmakers in the House and Senate need to agree to be able to pass the legislation.)
The measure is being sponsored by Polk County Republican Colleen Burton.
It would make a number of changes to the hemp industry in the state, which has operated legally since 2019, shortly after the passage of the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill. That bill made hemp production and distribution legal under federal law and allowed states to create such programs. The Farm Bill defined hemp as the cannabis plant with one key difference: hemp cannot contain more than 0.3 percent of THC.
The most lucrative part of the hemp industry has involved the production of biomass that contains cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound believed to treat health conditions like anxiety, stress, anxiety and inflammation.
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This may seem a bit of a spurious connection but while the various parts of the legislature debate the dangers of high THC which as far as i’m aware hasn’t killed anybody recently these are the deaths in mass shootings (defined as 4 or more deaths in one incident) in Florida already in 2024
January 20
Plantation
Florida
1 Dead
3 Injured
4 Total
Four people were injured in a parking lot shooting. One of the victims later died from their injuries.[22]
January 20
Palm Bay
Florida
3 Dead
2 Injured
5 Total
A man killed three people and wounded two others, including a teenager, at an apartment complex. He was later arrested in Melbourne.[23]
So far as of 25 Jan 155 people have died in “mass shootings” in the US already!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2024
