Shelton Hull

Shelton Hull has been writing for Folio Weekly since 1997, but his resume goes back even further. He has written for almost every newspaper, magazine and zine in Northeast Florida, as well as publications like Orlando Weekly, Narrow GNV, Creative Loafing Tampa, Charleston City Paper, Ink19 and The Atlantic.

He currently writes the "Folio Weed" column, which he created in 2018; he remains one of the widest-read and most influential cannabis writers in the world today. He also compiles material for "Weird Wild Stuff" column, and he previously wrote the legendary "Money Jungle" column for Folio Weekly from 1999 to 2009.

He is a regular contributor to "First Coast Connect" on WJCT, as well as the Jacksonville Music Experience. He is a co-host of "The Contrast Project" and the "Bold City Civics" podcast. He is also a co-founder of the record label Bold City Music Productions. He can be reached at sheltonhull@gmail.com.

Trip Advisory: A rough guide to ‘shrooming’ in Sunshine State

June 21, 2023
Words by Shelton Hull There has been a popular resurgence of interest in hallucinogenic mushrooms in recent years, particularly here in Florida. A big factor in that boom has been the state’s massive military veteran community, which has seized upon the plant’s usefulness for treating PTSD and other psychological issues, including addiction to alcohol or even harder drugs. That has

Night Moves

Good (not so) clean fun, downtown on Naughty Night Words by Shelton Hull Thursday nights are typically mellow in downtown Jacksonville. There’s music bingo with Trei Klyde at Justice Pub, followed thereafter by the Lyricist Live freestyle sessions hosted by Mal Jones. And that’s about it, save for the occasional

Folio Weed

May 27, 2025
Words by Shelton Hull   This is a very retrograde era, and it’s not just Mercury I’m talking about. One of my first weed columns was about a dispensary opening, and one of their people went on to be a source and a friend, to whatever extent friendship is ever

Folio Weed

March 26, 2025
Words by Shelton Hull   Easter Sunday falls on 4/20 this year, and what better pregame could you have for that than  Cannabash 2025: Journey to the Emerald City, which takes place at the Emerald Station April 19 from 2-10 p.m.? Located near the intersection of Liberty and 14th

Play Ball!

March 20, 2025
Words by Shelton Hull Baseball season begins in Jacksonville this month with a classic rivalry, renewed. The annual series between the University of Florida and Florida State University generally includes three games, with each team hosting one game. That second game takes place at 121 Financial Ballpark, home of our

Hometown Heros

March 19, 2025
A look back at the rise of 95 South Words by Shelton Hull Technically-speaking, March 1 was the day after Black History Month ended. But Mayor Donna Deegan chose that day to make one more little bit of local Black History when she declared the day to be “Whoot, There

STEM and roots: Sam Johnson gives back

February 25, 2025
Words by Shelton Hull   The innate appeal of Black History Month is self-evident, from an educational standpoint. But the occasion is always also ripe for exploring the vast array of Black excellence unfolding now, in the present, and all its potential for the future. One such story is being

Folio Weed

January 20, 2025
Words by Shelton Hull Here we are, at the start of a fresh new year, with fresh new stories to tell. Admittedly, not as many as one might have liked. 2025 marks the ninth year of “Folio Weed,” and I was planning to spend this year fighting to maintain market

Make Room for Daddy

January 9, 2025
Dude Dad Debuts in Duuuval Words by Shelton Hull  Whereas social media was once the ugly duckling of the communications world, platforms like YouTube and TikTok have now become the most reliable indicators of social trends, and the primary means by which stars are made today, particularly in regard
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