In Seminole City Park, The Florida Cannabis Action Network Stages A Laid-back Event That Was Almost Snuffed

SEMINOLE -- It's not quite what they had in mind.

After renovating Seminole City Park last year, city leaders had hoped the new bandshell, pretty landscaping and colorful playground equipment would attract events.

You know, the family-oriented kind that Seminole would be proud to lend its 10-acre park.

But a hemp festival?

Why not, thought event organizer Joe Betz, a member of the Melbourne-based Florida Cannabis Action Network, a nonprofit organization that supports the legalization of marijuana.

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