You Can Legally Do Dabs at Swamp City Gallery Lounge
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We Inform. You Decide. www.alligator.org VOLUME 113 ISSUE 4 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida Gillum upsets Graham for Democratic governor nomination. UF student loses after last-minute scandal SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT choice,” Cain said. 3 WILL GO TO A RUNOFF. While Certain waited for the votes to pour in, she refl ected on her Staff Report campaign with confi dence. “I don’t have any regrets,” she said. “We just tried to run our cam- Tina Certain’s supporters were paign in a good method, spread our ready to party Tuesday night. message in a positive manner and When they weren’t craning their just do everything we could do to necks to get a glimpse of the results win the race, and I feel like I’ve trickling in, they were doing the done that.” dougie, cheering and hollering in Certain shared a joint election Cypress & Grove Brewing Company. watch party with Jethwani. In a tight race for the school Jethwani conceded to Haeseler board District 1 seat, Certain pulled before the offi cial voting count was out a win over incumbent April Grif- announced. He said he will support fi n by just over 1,300 votes. Haeseler in November. “I’m elated, and I’m glad cam- Jethwani announced that he paigning is done,” Certain said. plans to pay back the controversial “Democracy works when we get expenses discovered two days be- involved.” fore the election but did not specify For some, Tuesday evening’s how much. election marked the end of a long “I accept fault where I made er- campaign. Along with Certain, Rob rors in judgment,” he said. “Every- Hyatt also secured a seat on the one makes mistakes.” school board. An hour after polls closed, Kay- Since neither Gunnar Paulson ser Enneking, a Democratic candi- nor April Barefoot Tisher earned date for District 8 state senator, ran a majority of the vote, the race for through the doors of White Buffalo school board District 3 will appear to be greeted by nearly 60 support- on November’s ballot. ers. In the race for County Commis- The fi rst person to welcome her sion District 2 seat, Marihelen Had- with a hug was Enneking’s former dock Wheeler clinched a win against Christopher King / Alligator Staff teacher, Peter Stacpoole. Randy Wells and will face third par- Stacpoole said he has known ty candidates in the general. State Senate candidate Olysha Magruder awaits election results with her husband James McRae and Enneking since her undergraduate Jason Lee Haeseler pulled out the mother Karen Magruder at the Palomino Pool Hall Tuesday night. Magruder lost the election. years, when she studied in his labo- Democratic nomination over Amol His opponent, Haeseler, will face of the Republican nomination, Ted Nelson in November. ratory at UF. Jethwani for State Representative Chuck Clemons, a Republican and Yoho. Dejeon Cain, a Gainesville “I know her to be an honest District 21 by 1,732 votes. Jethwani, the incumbent, in the general elec- In the race for governor, Andrew preacher and business owner, and decent human being, a logical a 21-year-old UF political science tion. Gillum secured a historic Demo- clapped and cheered at Certain’s thinker and one who I think is truly senior, experienced a last minute Yvonne Hayes Hinson will join cratic nomination and will face Ron watch party. He said he is excited dedicated to improving the lot of the scandal after it was discovered that the race for a seat in the U.S. House DeSantis, President Donald Trump’s for Certain to fi ght for school safe- citizens of this area,” Stacpoole said. he spent campaign funds on ques- of Representatives this November pick, in the general election. Gov. ty and equity while on the school Minutes before Enneking ran tionable items such as haircuts, Chi- after beating two candidates for the Rick Scott ran away with the Re- board. into the bar, her husband, Mark potle meals and nearly $500 on Lyft District 3 Democratic nomination. publican nomination for U.S. Senate “I think that the people of Ala- Scarborough, announced that 43 of charges. Hinson will challenge the winner and will challenge incumbent Bill chua County have made the right SEE ELECTION, PAGE 3 You can legally do dabs at Swamp City Gallery Lounge By Angela DiMichele cannabidiol and art lounge in The gallery, at 404 SE Second lounge, Swamp City owner Tyler “It doesn’t get you high, but Alligator Staff Writer Gainesville. St. has an outdoor beer garden, a King said. The lounge offers $5 to it has a lot of health benefi ts,” The Swamp City Gallery game room and a craft beer bar. It $7 dabs in a variety of fl avors like Camba said. “It helps you with Using a 7,000-degree fl ame, Lounge grand opening, which also features local art along with banana, blueberry and Girl Scout anxiety, it helps you with infl am- Chris Hubbard spent his 37th took place from noon to 2 a.m. products infused with CBD, or cookie, he said. mation, and it helps you with ar- birthday blowing a custom glass on Saturday and Sunday, featured cannabidiol, including ice cream, Although the CBD chemical thritis and sleep apnea.” art piece for Swamp City Gallery food trucks, clothing vendors, live bath bombs, chocolates, eye comes from the cannabis plant, The goal is to one day legally Lounge’s grand opening weekend. music, glass-blowing demonstra- creams and lotions. smoking CBD does not produce have THC products for sale, Cam- He was one of 10 artists fl own tions and an art collection total- Dabs, which is slang for a the psychoactive effect that mari- ba said. For now, Florida laws in from across the country to cre- ling $500,000 in glass pieces and type of vapor hit of an oil or con- juana does, said Javier Camba, a only allow CBD products to be wall art. centrate, are also offered at the Swamp City employee. ate a showcase piece for the fi rst SEE CBD, PAGE 3 Need a charger? Gators football releases depth chart On-campus libraries to begin renting out new materials, pg 5 FOLLOW US ONLINE FOR UPDATES Coach Dan Mullen and the UF coaching staff released the team’s offi cial depth chart before Monday’s press conference. 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