Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the legExclusive: Brother and best friend of accused pedophile priest speak out
BONITA SPRINGS Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg Lee County deputies say the teen was accidentally shot in the leg.
NAPLES Exclusive: Brother and best friend of accused pedophile priest speak out Riley’s brother reached out to WINK on Friday, saying people aren’t getting the full story.
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Surrendering-pets trend at Gulf Coast Humane Society concerns An large amount of pets are being surrendered by their owners. About half of the dogs at the Gulf Coast Humane Society are surrender dogs.
Students benefitting from millions in sales tax dollars So far, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax has brought in $507 million for the Lee County School District.
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘Shady’: One woman feels misled after federal student loan consolidation It takes some people decades to pay off their student loans. One woman’s last payment was in sight until she took a gamble she said she was told to take.
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Method to treat IBD being used for other health issues Trying to get treatments for the brain when fighting neurological diseases like epilepsy and ALS is a challenge.
FORT MYERS NTSB report reveals new details in helicopter crash after Hurricane Ian The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on a helicopter crash that occurred in Iona, Florida, shortly after Hurricane Ian.
NAPLES Memorial celebrates the life of John Passidomo Hundreds of friends and family gathered for a memorial at Baker Park in Naples.
‘Latinos in Action’ empowers all students to succeed WINK News talked with teachers who are a part of the program, helping kids reach their full potential.
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GOLDEN GATE Collier commissioners approve agreement for golf complex in Golden Gate Collier commissioners unanimously approved a long term lease and operating agreement to reopen the Golden Gate golf course Tuesday.
BONITA SPRINGS Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg Lee County deputies say the teen was accidentally shot in the leg.
NAPLES Exclusive: Brother and best friend of accused pedophile priest speak out Riley’s brother reached out to WINK on Friday, saying people aren’t getting the full story.
IMMOKALEE Caught on video: Huge gator crosses Immokalee neighborhood Fridays in Florida are for gators
FORT MYERS FGCU softball pitcher making a name for herself One season in FGCU, freshman pitcher Allison Sparkman is already ruffling feathers in the circle.
Surrendering-pets trend at Gulf Coast Humane Society concerns An large amount of pets are being surrendered by their owners. About half of the dogs at the Gulf Coast Humane Society are surrender dogs.
Students benefitting from millions in sales tax dollars So far, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax has brought in $507 million for the Lee County School District.
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘Shady’: One woman feels misled after federal student loan consolidation It takes some people decades to pay off their student loans. One woman’s last payment was in sight until she took a gamble she said she was told to take.
FORT MYERS Homeless encampments inch closer to neighborhoods Law enforcement has swept multiple encampments, cleaning the trails of mess and muck left behind, and some of these encampments are right in our backyards.
BIG CYPRESS PRESERVE What changes if Big Cypress National Preserve becomes a Wilderness Area? America’s first nationally designated preserve is in Southwest Florida’s backyard, and it is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Method to treat IBD being used for other health issues Trying to get treatments for the brain when fighting neurological diseases like epilepsy and ALS is a challenge.
FORT MYERS NTSB report reveals new details in helicopter crash after Hurricane Ian The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on a helicopter crash that occurred in Iona, Florida, shortly after Hurricane Ian.
NAPLES Memorial celebrates the life of John Passidomo Hundreds of friends and family gathered for a memorial at Baker Park in Naples.
‘Latinos in Action’ empowers all students to succeed WINK News talked with teachers who are a part of the program, helping kids reach their full potential.
Immokalee ‘The eyes always draw me in’; Immokalee portrait artist turns dark times into color One of Southwest Florida best portrait artist, Martha Maria Cantu, almost gave up art. Now she’s on the forefront of the city of Immokalee, to make her community filled with color.
GOLDEN GATE Collier commissioners approve agreement for golf complex in Golden Gate Collier commissioners unanimously approved a long term lease and operating agreement to reopen the Golden Gate golf course Tuesday.
Cannabidiol edibles are in high demand. (CBS News photo) Depending on who’s talking, cannabidiol is either a revolutionary health treatment or an unproven supplement that needs more testing. Increasingly, states and cities are going one step farther by banning foods and drinks that include the extract. The pushback against cannabidiol, or CBD, comes amid a rapid rise in the number of products touting the ingredient, which comes from cannabis plants but don’t give users a high. Consumers are flocking to CBD products because of promises that the chemical compound can help with everything from chronic pain to better sleep. The ingredient got a boost last year when an agricultural bill legalized hemp — from which CBD is derived — allowing farmers to cultivate a once-banned crop. So if hemp is legal, what’s the pushback about? New York City is among the localities banning edibles with CBD, with its health department recently telling CBS New York that the compound hasn’t been approved as a food additive. In Ohio, regulators earlier this month pulled food products with CBD from shelves, while North Carolina and Maine have also cracked down on cannabidiol-infused foods. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December said it’s “concerned” about the health claims for some products that haven’t been approved by the agency. The federal watchdog also noted that it’s illegal to market CBD products as dietary supplements, even if they comes from hemp. That may harsh the mellow of an industry that’s expected to reach $2.1 billion by 2020, an almost 10-fold jump from 2017. “I would be concerned” The pushback from regulators may be warranted, say some executives who run CBD businesses. “A lot of restaurants and bars are buying CBD and infusing into their products with it. They are getting a premium,” said Rick Weissman, president of High Falls Extracts, a licensed hemp grower. “If I were a health department, I would be concerned there are no real protocols to show what they say they have is what they have.” Weissman said his company, which also makes products such as tinctures and lotions, tests the CBD in a lab to measure its dosage and to test for heavy metals, which can be absorbed by cannabis plants. But customers at a restaurant may not know how much CBD is in the dish they just ordered, where the compound came from or even if a dish actually contains CBD. Those concerns are echoed by Dave Briskie, president of HempFX, which sells hemp products to consumers. “When we talk about food, it’s trickier: How much CBD is in it? Do we know it’s below 0.3 percent THC content?” he said, alluding to tetrahydrocannabinol, the chemical in marijuana that makes people high. “I can see the FDA needs to do their job.” Consumers who are tempted to order CBD-infused foods or drinks should ask their server how much cannabidiol is in the dish, as well as where it was produced and whether they perform lab testing on the products, Weissman and Briskie recommended. “I would feel uncomfortable about it as far as buying a product at a restaurant laced with CBD,” Briskie said. “I don’t know what’s in it.”