Some Marshalltown businesses have been affected by Gov. Kim Reynolds' Friday signing of House File 2605 (HF2605), which places new restrictions on consumable hemp products. Starting July 1, the law will place caps of 4 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) per serving and 10 mg of THC per container.
Owners and managers are not buying the claim the law was signed to protect children, either. Tyler Underberg, the owner of Pure Releaf on 13th Street — which carries CBD products — wondered where the tragic story was regarding a child who was negatively impacted from such products.Why was this necessary?" he asked. "I do not condone giving these to kids."
HF2605 will strip Pure Releaf of every single product the store offers. Underberg's customers are between the ages of 50 and 95, and his products are not marketed to children. His customers have all expressed anger over the law.
"They come here for relief from pain, anxiety, for sleep," he said. "Pain is the number one problem I help people with. They can't take a bunch of ibuprofen or Tylenol. The CBD gets rid of their pain."
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