Hemp retailers share how they got stores ready for new rules

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>> STARTING TODAY, BUSINESSES HAVE TO CHANGE THE PACKING OF THEIR HEMP PRODUCTS. THE IDEA IS TO MAKE THE PRODUCTS LOOK LESS APPEALING TO CHILDREN. GULF COAST NEWS REPORTER KENDALL BRANDT IS IN FORT MYERS WITH A LOOK AT THE CHANGES. >> RETAILERS TOLD ME THEY ARE READY FOR THESE CHANGES. THE OWNER OF THIS SMOKE SHOP IN NORTH FORT MYERS SAYS THAT HE KEEPS UP TO DATE WITH THE REGULATIONS TO KEEP HIS CUSTOMERS AND HIS BUSINESS. 8. >> AS A BUSINESS OWNER, THAT IS ONE THING THAT I AM VERY, VERY STRICT ON INSIDE. G SMOKING MORE, YOU’LL FIND HEMP PRODUCTS BUT JIHAN ALIAS AS HE PLAYS AT STATE AND SAW THE NEW PRODUCT REGULATIONS ON THE HORIZON. I WAS KIND OF SEEN THAT DIRECTION. KIND OF GOING THERE. BUT IT DOESN’T REALLY AFFECT ME KNOW, AS LONG AS YOU’RE IN COMPLIANT, FOLLOW THE RULES. THE NEW RULES INCLUDE PACKAGING AND LABELING REQUIREMENTS TO KEEP THE PRODUCTS AWAY FROM KIDS. ONE OF THE MAJOR CHANGES ALL OF THE PACKAGING HAS TO BE CHILDPROOF ALONG WITH THAT. THE PACKAGING CANNOT SHOW CARTOONS OR IMAGES APPEALING TO CHILDREN. IF IT’S TOO GRAPHIC, THERE’S 2 ANIMATED. I STAY AWAY BECAUSE I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT’S GOING TO BRING IN SOME UNNECESSARY TRAFFIC INTO THE STORE THAT WE DON’T NEED. THE PRODUCTS MUST ALSO HAVE A QR CODE CHEWING LAB INFORMATION AND PROOF THAT THE PRODUCT DOESN’T CONTAIN ANY ILLEGAL DRUGS. THAT’S SOMETHING OR HAND-EYE WITH THE TEAM AT WAKE IN BAKERY IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS SAYS THEY’VE DONE FROM THE START POINTING OUT OF CHILDREN’S MYSELF. SO I MEAN, I THINK IT’S A GREAT IDEA. I WOULD WANT MY KIDS GETTING INTO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. >> EVEN MY 17 YEAR-OLD KIDS. YOU KNOW, I WOULD WANT ANYBODY GETTING INTO NO DIFFERENT THAN CIGARETTES OR ALCOHOL. THAT’S WHAT ILIA SAYS. IT GOES BACK TO HIS WELL LIMITING THIS AND JUST KIND OF MAKING US RETAILERS REALLY STAND ON OUR GROUND AND STICK TO IT. IT’S A IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY WERE HERE TO, YOU KNOW, LET OUR CHILDREN KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT THE DIRECTION WE WANT YOU TO GO TO. >> IT’S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT HEMP SOLD AT STORES LIKE GEEZ IS NOT THE SAME THING AS MARIJUANA. BOTH HEMP AND MARIJUANA COME FROM THE CANNABIS SATIVA PLANT. BUT HEMP HAS LESS THAN 0.3%

“}]] Many Fort Myers hemp retailers said they were prepared for new regulations taking effect June 16. The change requires childproof packaging with no cartoons or images appealing to kids.  Read More  

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