Hemp business with pot plant signage drawn attention of police

A Volusia County business is covered in pot plant signs, but customers won’t find marijuana on the shelves.

Johnny Marano, the co-owner of Fla 420 Daytona said his business has nothing to do with pot.

He sells hemp products and said his customers frequently tell them it helps them with various illnesses

“This is basically hemp extract, a CBD additive and it is a supplement,” said Marano.

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He said a few drops of the oil offers medicinal benefits of what the THC flower would do, but without the high.

The business sells CBD gummies and vape pens, but the biggest seller is the oil.

Marano said the average customer is between the age of 35 and 70.

“People who have general back problems, people who have Chrons disease; I’m not saying that this cures any of that,” he said. “All I’m saying is people are taking this with these problems and are telling me its helping them.

A one milliliter bottle of the oil costs $13, and the 12 milliliters cost about $99.

No prescription is needed to get the product.

“We don’t prescribe. We don’t diagnose. I am not making any claims that this cures anything,” said Marano. “I’m just telling you what people are telling me, what they are coming in and saying.”

The oils are not FDA approved, something that’s clearly written on the labels.

Daytona Beach police said they are looking into the hope and its an open investigation.

Richard Blaur, who represents dispensaries across the state, said companies should be careful about commercializing CBD because the police is not clear between the state and federal governments.

Cox Media Group