The public began moving on from hemp-derived CBD products in 2020, and the sector hasn’t rebounded since the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of this was bad luck, but much of the downfall came from within, according to former hemp farmhand Floyd Wooderson. A worker in Colorado’s hemp and CBD trades during their rise and downfall, Wooderson documented his experiences with the “dark side” of CBD in his new book, Wolves of Hemp Street.
We caught up with Wooderson to learn more about his account, now available online, of the shady actors and snake oil salesmen in Colorado hemp.
Westword: How do you think the public views CBD? Did that play a part in your motivation to write the book?
Floyd Wooderson: I think the general public views CBD as a wonderful treatment to a host of ailments. I completely agree, as it has helped me out substantially. On that note, this book was written to entertain, but also to educate [people] on the CBD industry and the cutthroat world it was and still is.
You write about a “dark side” of the CBD space in your book. Can you tell us more about what that is, or provide some examples?
Oh, yes, the “dark side” of CBD. See, a lot of CBD and hemp books out…
