Great-grandmother spent 12 hours jail after bringing CBD oil to Disney World
Grandparents are riding the CBD wave, too, in particular, one North Carolina great-grandmother whose doctor suggested CBD oil for her arthritis pain. But when that grandmother, 69-year-old Hester Jordan Burkhalter, tried to bring here the CBD oil into Disney World, sheriff's deputies stopped here during a check out outside the Magic Kingdom and arrested here. Fox-35 Orlando reports Burkhalter spent 12 hours in jail on a felony charge that she was a possession of hashish, though the charges were later dropped.
Burkhalter says she was in possession of a doctor's note and that the CBD oil contained no THC — the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that produces a high-but Orange County sheriff's authorities still detained here until she posted $ 2,000 bond. Police reports obtained by Fox-35 show a police officer tested the oil and it test positive for THC.
The sheriff's office maintains the deputy was just doing his job; any form of CBD is illegal in Florida unless a person possesses a prescription. Burkhalter's lawyer says CBD is a murky gray area, as CBD is sold in stores and leads people to legal it.
Despite CBDs inclusion in oils, gummies, candy, and burgers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved it for general use in food. A public meeting is scheduled for May 31 to receive comments and feedback on the FDA's regulation of cannabis-derived compounds. Until the FDA rules, expect confusion on CBD's legality in certain products to persist.
