Gummies and the Parkway

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:21):
It says the Uncle Henry Show here on News Radio
seventy ten WNT. Thank you for listening to the Uncle
Henry Show. Now in this half hour of show, I'm
going to get to some voicemail here in a minute,
but also want to get to some news items, some
news items that I missed. You might have missed them too.

(00:42):
Now you may remember that the government was shut down
for a while. You remember that, Remember how the government
was shut down. Well, they had some legislation that they
passed to reopen the government, and inside of that legislation,
somebody slipped some stuff in there about hemp and these
products that people are making out of the hemp, these gummies.

(01:06):
You've heard of this. You might even have some adult friends,
some elderly friends that like to buy these gummies or
like to drink these carbonated hemp drinks. And people are
saying they like to take these gummies and these hip
drinks because it helps them with their aches and their pains.

(01:28):
I don't know. I don't know what it is doing
to people. Because the people that take them that I know,
and I do know some people that take these things,
they claim they're not getting high. That's what they're claiming.
They're claiming they're not getting high, they're just claiming that
they're getting some kind of relief from makes and pains
and stuff like that. Well, that legislation that was passed

(01:50):
reopening the government, that legislation's going to stop all of that.
It's going to stop the hemp people from putting the
THC in the gummies or in the carbonated beverages. And
so I know people, some people that I know are
very upset about this, many of them older individuals, older Americans,

(02:10):
that are sucking on these gummies and they say it's
for their aches and pains. Now, I've got a report
from w SFATV, a stepsister station of Fox ten up
in Montgomery, where they're talking about these new restrictions on
the hemp products. So let's learn about this together. Let's
listen together about what's happening to these people's gummies and

(02:33):
their hemp Sodas.

Speaker 2 (02:35):
Grow and sell hemp products in Alabama are bracing for
some major changes concerning what they are legally allowed to sell.
The bill that reopened the federal government last week brings
with it new regulations and uncertainty surrounding the industry. Leaders
who grow and sell hemp say if nothing is done
before the changes take effect, stores will look very different

(02:56):
than they do now. Alabama political correspondent Umbro is in
the Capital Studio to exchange to explain Jessica, what changes
were included in that bill.

Speaker 3 (03:06):
Well, it would reduce the maximum amount of THHC allowed
in hemp drived products. THHD is a psychoactive compound that
can be extracted from hemp. The new rule impacts more
than ninety percent of products nationally.

Speaker 1 (03:17):
In a multi it affects ninety percent of the products nationally. Now,
my friends, they keep saying that it's all about their
eggs and pains. But I think she said the word psychoactive.
I don't even know what I don't know what that means,
but it sounds it's got the word psycho in it.
Is there anything good about psychos? All right, back to

(03:38):
the story.

Speaker 3 (03:39):
See billion dollar industry and one store right here in
Alabama's Capital city says it's a concern shared by both
the stores and the customers.

Speaker 1 (03:47):
All right, We're going to get to hear a Montgomery
gummy seller here.

Speaker 4 (03:51):
Customers calling me a concern. These are natural alternatives to chemicals,
and people have gotten great benefits from them.

Speaker 3 (03:59):
Lori Carrington, the manager of your CBD store, says she
found out about the new rules on the phone. She
says it will impact more than sixty percent of the
products in her store.

Speaker 4 (04:08):
You're looking at this whole shelf.

Speaker 1 (04:11):
Okay, it is a shelf of products. Imagine any shelf
of products.

Speaker 4 (04:16):
And then you're looking at things by volume nunds this
new hint. Then federal law says you can't have more
than point four milligrams of THHC and a product.

Speaker 3 (04:27):
Carrington says, or average customers well into adulthood looking for
relief for serious.

Speaker 1 (04:32):
Well into adulthood? Now, what would that be your average
customers well into adulthood? What is considered adult now? Because
I know a lot of people in their twenties that
still live with mommy and daddy, or people in their
early thirties who mommy and daddy are sending them moddy
to help them live on their own. So what would

(04:52):
be what would well into adulthood be in twenty twenty five?
Would it be forty?

Speaker 3 (05:00):
Would it be its ailments were to manage stress and
sleep issues? She says the new restrictions are too harsh.

Speaker 4 (05:07):
Here here here going in over here on this other shelf,
affecting basically you know, from about here over here over carry.

Speaker 1 (05:20):
This lady was just showing all of her products are
going to be affected, that these people are not going
to be able to suck on these gummies.

Speaker 3 (05:27):
And says the store is compliant with all current federal
and state laws. The new federal rule is set to
come into effect in about a year. Carrington says she
is not against regulations in the name of safety.

Speaker 4 (05:40):
And I understand there are some bad actors out there
and there do need to be some provisions made, but
you don't throw out the baby with a beth water,
so to speak.

Speaker 3 (05:51):
Carrington says she's hoping to get in contact with Alabama's
national delegation to push for a change to these rules.
The new law is set to take effect in about
a year.

Speaker 2 (06:00):
Jessica, thank you again. This new bill that has passed
Congrege would limit the amount of THCHC allowed in hemp
derived products. Now, a twenty eighteen federal farm bill is
what legalized hemp and created a loophole for these THHC products.
The bill that was passed by Congress to end the
shutdown was designed to close that loophole.

Speaker 1 (06:21):
And it amazes me that there was this loophole what
did they say twenty eighteen, Between twenty eighteen and now
this loophole in this farm bill allowing them to sell
the THCHC in the gummies and these carbonated beverages. It's
turned into this gigantic industry. The demand for this stuff,

(06:43):
whether you and I like it or not, the demand
for this kind of stuff is there. You just see
a tremendous demand there. So I'm curious why the government
doesn't want to recognize that demand and take a lot
of money off of it by taxing it, because see,

(07:04):
that would to me, that would be the move. The
move would be, well, let's let's step in and do
some special taxes on this stuff. All these people, all
these people well into adulthood buying all these gummies and
these carbonated THC things. Instead of stepping into taxing heavily,
they just want to eliminate it all together. So who

(07:29):
really wants this eliminated? Would this be? Are there other
industries that are upset about the gummies and the carbonated
hemp THC bevers? Are there other industries that are losing
money because people now are buying this. I mean, are
the are the liquor and beer industries are the Are

(07:50):
they the ones that want this shut down? Or is
it big pharma that would rather us take some type
of prescription drug than this. I just I'm not I
guess what I'm trying to tell you, the listeners. I'm
not hearing the horror stories. If there are horror stories
out there of fifty five year old men eating too

(08:13):
many gummies and then driving off a bridge or something,
let us know. I would like to hear these horror stories,
but I haven't heard any. It just sounds like there's
a lot of people buying them, and for some reason,
these lawmakers don't like it. And I'm intrigued by the
fact that they don't want to tax it. They just

(08:34):
want to get rid of it. There must be more
money somewhere else. All right, Look, I'm going to get
to some voicemail, but first we've got to take a
time out for traffic, weather and words from our gorgeous sponsors.
So I'll be back after the break. Let's take Let's
take that dad gum break, It says the Uncle Henry

(09:19):
Show here on news Radio seventy ten WNTM news headlines
coming up in ten minutes. Before we get to the
news headline, it's going to get to some voicemail voicemail
number two five one two one six nineteen seventy six.
That's two five one two one six, nineteen seventy six,
to leave a message for the Uncle Henry show. Now,
this past Saturday, today is Tuesday, and back Saturday of

(09:44):
this past weekend, there was a giveaway of some some
vouchers or something for people on EBT. This happened on
Dauphin Island Parkway. I believe it was Barbara Drummond, Adline Clark,
and maybe Mobile City Council and CJ. Small. I'm not
sure which politicians all contributed to this, but I think

(10:08):
it was Barbara Drummond and Adeline Clark for sure, at
least I think so. Anyway, Beufford witnessed this. I heard
there were lots and lots of people involved in this.
I think Fox ten reported that people were starting to
line up for this at like two in the morning.
So Beauford, Beaufford, you saw.

Speaker 5 (10:29):
This, and.

Speaker 6 (10:32):
Barbara Drummond's down in the park one today giving out
free EBT food vouchers. I'm sure she got a whole
art tax dollars one way or another to do that.

Speaker 1 (10:44):
But uh, and by the way, just pausing there, I'm
sure that now you know, I hear this. I hear
that the state legislators are finding a way to get
this cash to their their voters. And I'm thinking about
getting in touch with my state representative and state senators
and see if they could slip me some vouchers for

(11:07):
something as well.

Speaker 6 (11:09):
Here the cars are lined all the way down the
parkway as if they're giving away free money.

Speaker 5 (11:15):
Which they are anyway, Henry.

Speaker 2 (11:21):
I.

Speaker 5 (11:23):
Noticed something that I was gonna buy there.

Speaker 6 (11:26):
There are a lot of nice, newer, fine vehicles in
that line.

Speaker 5 (11:31):
More than what I got.

Speaker 6 (11:34):
But if you're in the welfare class and you don't
have to buy your own house and your own food,
two of the biggest expenses, you gotta let her have
a lot of extra money to buy toys such as
newer vehicles, hair weaves and nails. Mean the way, Henry,
I just hope there ain't no dagam shooting or stabbing

(11:55):
that breaks out.

Speaker 5 (11:57):
You know how that times to happen when.

Speaker 1 (11:59):
You get Yeah, I think it came off without a
problem from what I read one spot.

Speaker 5 (12:05):
Anyway, Henry, see if you can.

Speaker 6 (12:09):
Get you some foods that well note you got already
have abd cord. But I'll tell you nothing like watching
them use our tax dollars to buy votes. Anyway, Henry, Yeah.

Speaker 1 (12:24):
Good day, be for thank you for your voicemail and
for your I love hearing about activities down the Parkway.
I've explained before, I think in previous episodes of The
Uncle Henry Show that back when I was doing local
cable television, for some strange reason, I had a strong
fan base down the Parkway. I've just and I've always
and I fell in love. I did. I fell in

(12:47):
love with the Parkway because of all my Parkway fans
that kept calling the Uncle Henry Show back when I
was on television back in nineteen eighty nine, nineteen ninety
and also Phil this is personal union time. I feel
like the Parkway has been ignored over the years. No

(13:07):
offense to all the city mothers and fathers that make
all the policy for the city of Mobile these past
many decades. I just feel like the Parkway, the Parkway
really has been ignored. I think the Parkway has been ignored,
but that started to change under the last mayor's administration

(13:28):
along with councilmen CJ. Small, and I see you know
they're doing all kinds of park They're trying to do
more parks on the western Shore for citizens. So maybe
there could be a new renaissance of DP in the
next few years. But I think it's a The parkway
should should get more attention. That is just a personal opinion.
The parkway should get more attention. But you for thank

(13:50):
you again for the voicemail. And you talk about watching
these state legislators like Barbi Drum and buying votes again.
And I would like to have my boat my vote bought.
I would I would like to have my vote bought.
So if any state legislator representing Midtown could figure out

(14:12):
a way to buy my vote, just let me know.
And it doesn't have to be money. It can be coupons,
just some really good buy one, get one freeze somewhere.
Just just some coupons or something like that. Right, let's see, Oh,
one more quick one from Buford.

Speaker 5 (14:30):
And of this there is apologized for the sailing of
my boat. As I had went and got my flu
shot for.

Speaker 6 (14:40):
My doctor's recommendation and ended up getting sick promptly right after.
I don't know what Bill gates putting this year's flu shot,
but man ends up with a horrific cough lasted now
on two weeks.

Speaker 5 (14:58):
So anyway, Henry, life on.

Speaker 1 (15:04):
You have a good day for thank you. I hope
you're getting over your cough. And I I know so
many people that right after we had our last little
dip in temperatures, suddenly a big percentage of people I
know with sinus infections and things like that. So again,
get well soon to you into anybody else with a

(15:25):
cold or sniffles or whatever. It is, all right, out
of time for this edition of the Uncle Henry Show.
I appreciate very much you listening. Thank you for listening
to ed. As they say in Sarahland, have a good one,
and as they say in Theodore, take it easy

Speaker 4 (15:45):
All right Later