The vendor, who was selling both CBD and Delta-8 THC products, was reportedly advertising “10lbs. for $5,000”
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The ‘Bud Man’ has been banned from one of the oldest farmers markets in the U.S.
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The unidentified man will not be able to set up shop at the Soulard Farmers Market, which dates back to 1779, after selling both CBD and Delta-8 THC products, reports Local Charlotte News.
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The man reportedly had a sign reading ’10lbs. for $5,000′ as he unwrapped containers of bud and attracted gawkers who quickly shared photos on social media.
The vendor was selling both CBD flower, which is legal in the state, as well as Delta-8 THC products, a cannabinoid derived from hemp that can produce a ‘high’ similar to traditional THC.
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The Delta-8 THC products were what caught the eye of the market’s management, with one employee noting that the vendor “provided the city with a notarized document that all products at this particular stand were tested and within the legal parameters.”
However, the Delta-8 THC products were not included in any of the man’s paperwork and he is reportedly banned from the market pending an investigation into what was being sold.
Medical cannabis was legalized in the state in 2018 and CBD has been legal since 2014.
Per the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), intractable epilepsy is the lone qualifying condition for medical CBD, though the Missouri Medical Marijuana Bill also allows “the Department of Agriculture to grow industrial hemp for research purposes and allows the use of hemp extract to treat certain individuals with epilepsy.”
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Earlier this year, an analysis of state labour from Missouri found that almost one in 10 new jobs were linked to the state’s medical cannabis industry and that it created about 7,000 jobs in its first year.
“Missouri’s medical cannabis industry is delivering on its promise of not only providing safe, affordable and convenient access for patients, but also helping to infuse the state’s economy with sizable investment and millions in new tax revenue,” said Andrew Mullins, executive director of MoCannTrade.
Still, the vendor would have likely felt more at home in Vancouver, where the annual Vancouver 4/20 event is billed as a “protest and farmers market.”
At the last gathering, organizers campaigned for a number of amendments to Canada’s cannabis laws, including creating cannabis consumption spaces. The event was paused in both 2020 and 2021 but could resume this year.
The first Vancouver 4/20 protest took place in 1995 at Victory Square in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side, though it has been hosted in numerous locations since then.
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