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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If the Governor agrees with lawmakers, hemp will soon be legal in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>It has been in a gray area of the law since hemp was legalized at the Federal level, and the legalization could bring billions to the state economy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-51586 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/hemp-passed\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/hemp-passed00000002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000002-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000002-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000002.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/hemp-passed00000003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000003-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000003-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000003.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>So strong is hemp\u2019s promise, it passed both the House and Senate unanimously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a lifeline. This an emerging agricultural product that can make all the difference,\u201d said Senate Sponsor Rob Bradley.<\/p>\n<p>Hemp is a cousin to marijuana and was banned 70 years ago, despite having no psychoactive effect.<\/p>\n<p>House Sponsor Dr. Ralph Massullo calls legislation legalizing hemp, ‘A game changer\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>“For CBD and the industrial applications for our state. 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And I absolutely believe is is something that will revolutionize agriculture,\u201d said Fried. “We\u2019ve never seen an excitement for a new kind of profit commodity that we have for hemp.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Without this legislation, products using hemp or CBD likely would have been pulled from the market.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-51586 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/hemp-passed00000007\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000007-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000007-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000007-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000007.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/hemp-passed00000008\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000008-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000008-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000008-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000008.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/hemp-passed00000009\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000009-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000009-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000009-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hemp-passed00000009.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The legislation removes hemp from what has been a legally grey area, and opens the door for standardized inspection of products on the shelf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy biggest priority is making sure the consumer is protected, and a lot of the products on the shelf, I mean, none of them are regulated,\u201d said Fried. “And a lot of them have other things in there that are harmful to consumers. 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