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

Shelton Hull

June 21, 2023

Feature

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

Events·Nightlife

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

HOT WHEELS : FOLIO Weed July 2024

Words by Shelton Hull If you’re anything but stone-blind, the sight should

Lovett or Leave It

Lyle Lovett returns to Florida Words by Shelton Hull By the

Jazz on the Island

September 23, 2024

Concerts·Feature·Music·Music News·Music Venues

Words by Shelton Hull Les DeMerle talks fast, but he moves even faster. At 77, he shows no signs of slowing down as he enters his 21st year running the Amelia Island Jazz Festival, which runs from Sept. 29 through Oct. 6. A child prodigy and industry lifer, DeMerle’s

Weird Wild Stuff

August 26, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Feature

Words by Shelton Hull It’s been a very busy summer and a very weird summer, but we don’t need to tell you that; you’ve probably got your own weird stories to tell. Let’s jump right in, with one caveat: No politics! Not because we’re apolitical — quite the opposite.

Folio Weed — Kamala, Chameleon

August 26, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Feature

Words by Shelton Hull The emergence of Vice President Kamala Harris as the likely Democratic nominee for president in 2024 concludes one of the wildest political dramas in recent history — while setting the stage for more drama yet to come. She’s a woman, and she’s Black, so of

Weird Wild Stuff: July 2024

July 24, 2024

Feature·News·Weird Wild Stuff

Words by Shelton Hull You know, every month the inclination runs toward loading the column up entirely with stories from Florida, which is always possible. Heck, you could assign one intern strictly to peruse police blotters across our 67 counties and probably write a full column almost every day, such

Weird Wild Stuff: June 2024

June 26, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Entertainment·Weird Wild Stuff

Words by Shelton Hull We’ll start this column with an update on the cicadas swarming our nation with Brood XIX running wild through the Southeast and Brood XIII moving northwest. As if that’s not weird enough, apparently some of these cicadas are literal zombies, thanks to a new fungal infection

Folio Weed June 2024

June 26, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Folio Weed·Lifestyle

Words by Shelton Hull As you would expect, I hear about all kinds of interesting new products coming out, and I’ve collected a few over the past few weeks, so let’s talk about them today. As always, please feel free to send along any samples or suggestions — the weirder,

Back to the Source: Duval Comic and Zine Fest helps keep a crucial art form alive

May 31, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Entertainment·Feature

Words by Shelton Hull The third annual Duval Comics and Zine Festival (DCAZ) takes place at the Main Library downtown on Saturday, June 15, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The event is being run by two of my favorite people ever: author and publisher Lindsay Anderson and musician/author Dawn Watley,

Weird Wild Stuff,

May 29, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Feature

Words by Shelton Hull According to NASA, there are more than 25,000 pieces of man-made debris floating in space, each larger than a softball, and countless thousands more smaller objects, all of which can move faster than bullets. So it’s a big deal when anything falls to Earth, especially

Folio Weed: Scheduling Conflict

May 29, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Feature·Folio Weed

Words by Shelton Hull Tuesday, April 30 was perhaps the most important day yet in the ongoing push toward legalizing cannabis nationwide in the United States, as it was the day our country’s Drug Enforcement Administration, the infamous DEA, followed through on a previous recommendation by the Office of

Weird Wild Stuff

April 18, 2024

Weird Wild Stuff

Words by Shelton Hull April Fools’ Day will have come and gone by the time you read this. We deliberately waited to file this column until afterwards, just in case anything interesting comes up on that particular day. And that is exactly what happened. So, in lieu of the usual