BRIAN:..THE LARGEST
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BREWERY IN THE STATE IS NOW
TESTING OUT THE IDEA OF CBD
BEER. FOUNDERS BREWING COMPANY
DECIDED YESTERDAY TO START A
PILOT PROGRAM.
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MARLEE:..CBD IS FOUND IN
CANNABIS AND HEMP. STUDIES
SHOW IT CAN EASE PAIN WITHOUT
ANY PSYCHEDELIC EFFECTS.
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BRIAN:..IT'S LEGAL AND SOLD
ALL OVER. NOW IT COULD BE IN
YOUR FAVORITE BEER. 24 HOUR
NEWS 8'S HEATHER WALKER IS
GETTING A FIRST LOOK AT WHAT
COULD BE A BUDDING INDUSTRY.
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HEATHER: 13:14:34 "THE PROCESS
IS SO NEW THAT THE EQUIPMENT
TO TEST CBD IS STILL IN THE
BOX. FOUNDERS GAVE US AN
EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THEIR
EFFORTS TO GET INTO THIS
UNTAPPED BEER MARKET."10:56:20
"IT'S REALLY EXCITING. WE ARE
ALL TALKING ABOUT THIS RIGHT
NOW, ALL BREWERS ARE TALKING
ABOUT IT."THE VICE PRESIDENT
OF BREWING OPERATIONS AT
FOUNDERS, ALEC MULL SAYS THE
WHOLE INDUSTRY HAS THREE
LETTERS ON ITS MIND - C-B-D.
11:01:45 "I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO BE A PART OF IT WITH
FOUNDERS."11:15:13 "OUR
BOTTLING LINE DOES 500 A
MINUTE."A CBD BEER COULD SOON
BE ADDED TO THEIR LINE UP.
11:00:02 "IT REALLY STARTED
WITH US TRYING THESE PRODUCTS
PERSONALLY."CBD OIL HAS NO
PSYCHEDELIC EFFECTS. BY LAW
THE OIL HAS TO HAVE .3 PERCENT
THC OR LOWER. 0:56:29 "IF
CONSUMERS REALLY EVEN WANT
THIS, WE'RE NOT SURE YET. WE
THINK SO THOUGH.""SO THE OIL
FORM IS WHAT WOULD BE USED IN
THE BEER MAKING PROCESS."
"YEAH" 11:19:10 "THE WORT
KETTLE IS WHERE WE BOIL IT AND
THEN WE WOULD ADD HOPS." "SO
WHERE WOULD CBD COME INTO
PLAY?" "CBD WOULD MOST LIKELY
GET ADDED COLD SIDE."MULL
EXPLAINS THAT THE OIL WOULD BE
ADDED AT THE END OF THE
BREWING PROCESS. ááá10:57:33
"I THINK THE BIGGEST CONCERN
FROM THE PUBLIC IS SAFETY. IS
IT SAFE. WHAT'S IT GOING TO DO
TO ME. ALL THOSE TYPES OF
QUESTIONS." "THOSE ARE ALL
LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE
YET TO BE ANSWERED."FOUNDERS
HAS AN IN HOUSE LAB FOR
TESTING. BEFORE ANYTHING GETS
TO CONSUMERS IT HAS TO BE
APPROVED BY THE FDA. RIGHT NOW
FOUNDERS IS FOCUSING ON THE
FIRST BARRIER THE FLAVOR.
12:46:52 "TASTE LIKE A PLANT"
EACH OIL HAS A DIFFERENT
TASTE, BUT NONE OF THEM ARE
IDEAL. ENDááá10:58:53 "IS THIS
THE FUTURE OF BEER?, WILL MOST
BEERS.." "NO" "NO" "I DON'T
THINK SO, I THINK IT'S GOT A
NICHE FIT AND IT MIGHT SOMEDAY
BECOME THE FUTURE OF BEER, BUT
YOU KNOW BEER HAS BEEN AROUND
FOR A MILLENNIA, AND I THINK
THAT IT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH
SOME CHANGES, BUT UNTIMELY WE
LOVE BEER. WE LOVE BEER FOR
LOTS OF DIFFERENT REASONS AND
IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF CBD."
HEATHER: 13:16:12 "THIS IS
JUST THE BEGINNING STAGES, BUT
IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL WITH
TESTING. IT COULD BE MONTHS TO
A YEAR BEFORE YOU'RE ABLE TO
ENJOY A CBD BEER. THAT'S IF IT
EVEN HAPPENS. REPORTING IN
GRAND RAPIDS, HEATHER WALKER
24 HOUR NEWS 8."
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BRIAN:..
