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#3683: Dubbin'

Mike O'Meara, Robb Spewak, Josh Sroka

July 23, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

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Mike’s day has too many moving parts: Carla calls mid-show, I-75 goes completely feral, and an innocent sleepover somehow becomes a dawn patrol to Walmart. Soul founder and former boxer Mike Lee joins the gang to explain what a looming federal hemp ban could mean for consumers—and Mike naturally steers responsible regulation toward bar. The boys unveil a TMOS auction and America meets Jimothy, Seattle’s brave little raccoon who looks like Gollum lost a bar fight. A debate over dubbed Netflix movies becomes live “Dubbin’,” with Mike and Robb hijacking each other’s voices while Josh tries to disappear into his chair. Then come streaming confusion, glizzy diplomacy, and an AI Kool-Aid Man that turns childhood refreshment into pure nightmare fuel… oh yeah!

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[SPEAKER_04]: This episode of the Michael Meracial is brought to you by the TMOS Amazon Portal.

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[SPEAKER_04]: Now on with the show.

[SPEAKER_01]: I'm over here now.

[SPEAKER_12]: Michael Merra, radio entertainment.

[SPEAKER_12]: You can listen to the Michael Merucho at TMOs.com or anywhere fine-puncaster fun.

[SPEAKER_12]: Welcome to our show.

[SPEAKER_12]: We're going to start with the race.

[SPEAKER_01]: It's got to be fucking look at our phone.

[SPEAKER_12]: There's plenty for everyone.

[SPEAKER_12]: It's the Michael Merucho with Michael Merucho.

[SPEAKER_12]: Bye!

[SPEAKER_12]: Josh Rooka!

[SPEAKER_12]: And Rob's speedwack.

[SPEAKER_09]: Oh, Rob!

[SPEAKER_12]: It's only the beginning.

[SPEAKER_12]: And now, here's Mike.

[SPEAKER_04]: Hi!

[SPEAKER_04]: Hi, I'm confused today.

[SPEAKER_04]: I'm always confused.

[SPEAKER_04]: Well, all the end.

[SPEAKER_04]: I know, you're, yes, this online.

[SPEAKER_04]: Alright, we'll bring you back to help with some of your confusion.

[SPEAKER_04]: I know it helps with yours.

[SPEAKER_04]: I get that.

[SPEAKER_04]: I know that you guys are into this, and in a moment we'll bring a Mike Lee founder and CEO of Soul in the show.

[SPEAKER_04]: rocks confused too.

[SPEAKER_04]: It's just confusing Thursday.

[SPEAKER_04]: I have found today to be full of moving parts and I am.

[SPEAKER_04]: Shoot me.

[SPEAKER_04]: What are you doing?

[SPEAKER_04]: That was some moving parts.

[SPEAKER_03]: There's a moving part.

[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.

[SPEAKER_04]: Okay.

[SPEAKER_04]: All right, but no, I get it because I'm feeling the same way.

[SPEAKER_04]: It was like last minute.

[SPEAKER_04]: I'm pressing buttons and things are not cooperating and that's it.

[SPEAKER_04]: Let's just bring our guest in and talk about weed.

[SPEAKER_02]: Okay.

[SPEAKER_02]: It's my favorite way to relax.

[SPEAKER_04]: Mike Lee is the founder and CEO of Soul, and he's the founder, one of the nation's leading Hampton-ripe wellness companies.

[SPEAKER_04]: He is an entrepreneur and advocate for responsible hemp regulation.

[SPEAKER_04]: He's a frequent guest talking about hemp, cannabinoids.

[SPEAKER_04]: Okay, consumer safety, cannabis policy, and the idea of regulation and hemp and cannabis has been around for a very long time.

[SPEAKER_04]: And as the average casual person who is getting benefits from hemp, Allah's soul is out there.

[SPEAKER_04]: Well, I think there are people all over the place that are getting, you know, there

[SPEAKER_04]: They're titty in a, in a wad about it and trying to let just lay it.

[SPEAKER_04]: I do all sorts of stuff.

[SPEAKER_04]: Would you say I'm concerned?

[SPEAKER_04]: I'm concerned too.

[SPEAKER_03]: And Mrs. B. Wack is bothered as well.

[SPEAKER_04]: Okay.

[SPEAKER_04]: Uh, the newly introduced bipartisan lawful hemp protection act.

[SPEAKER_04]: I, you know, what it actually does, how the bill differs from the current federal law that would otherwise severely restrict most hemp derived THE products, beginning November 12th.

[SPEAKER_04]: I didn't know it was that quick.

[SPEAKER_04]: This is a brand new piece of legislation, and here to talk about that, and all things, soul gummies, and what a phenomenal company is.

[SPEAKER_04]: This episode of the Michael Meracial is brought to you by the TMOS Amazon Portal. [SPEAKER_04]: Remember to click the Amazon link at TMOSpodcast.com before you shop. [SPEAKER_04]: It's that easy. [SPEAKER_04]: Thank you. [SPEAKER_04]: Now on with the show. [SPEAKER_01]: I'm over here now. [SPEAKER_12]: Michael Merra, radio entertainment. [SPEAKER_12]: You can listen to the Michael Merucho at TMOs.com or anywhere fine-puncaster fun. [SPEAKER_12]: Welcome to our show. [SPEAKER_12]: We're going to start with the race. [SPEAKER_01]: It's got to be fucking look at our phone. [SPEAKER_12]: There's plenty for everyone. [SPEAKER_12]: It's the Michael Merucho with Michael Merucho. [SPEAKER_12]: Bye! [SPEAKER_12]: Josh Rooka! [SPEAKER_12]: And Rob's speedwack. [SPEAKER_09]: Oh, Rob! [SPEAKER_12]: It's only the beginning. [SPEAKER_12]: And now, here's Mike. [SPEAKER_04]: Hi! [SPEAKER_04]: Hi, I'm confused today. [SPEAKER_04]: I'm always confused. [SPEAKER_04]: Well, all the end. [SPEAKER_04]: I know, you're, yes, this online. [SPEAKER_04]: Alright, we'll bring you back to help with some of your confusion. [SPEAKER_04]: I know it helps with yours. [SPEAKER_04]: I get that. [SPEAKER_04]: I know that you guys are into this, and in a moment we'll bring a Mike Lee founder and CEO of Soul in the show. [SPEAKER_04]: rocks confused too. [SPEAKER_04]: It's just confusing Thursday. [SPEAKER_04]: I have found today to be full of moving parts and I am. [SPEAKER_04]: Shoot me. [SPEAKER_04]: What are you doing? [SPEAKER_04]: What are you doing? [SPEAKER_04]: That was some moving parts. [SPEAKER_03]: There's a moving part. [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_04]: Okay. [SPEAKER_04]: All right, but no, I get it because I'm feeling the same way. [SPEAKER_04]: It was like last minute. [SPEAKER_04]: I'm pressing buttons and things are not cooperating and that's it. [SPEAKER_04]: Let's just bring our guest in and talk about weed. [SPEAKER_02]: Okay. [SPEAKER_02]: It's my favorite way to relax. [SPEAKER_04]: Mike Lee is the founder and CEO of Soul, and he's the founder, one of the nation's leading Hampton-ripe wellness companies. [SPEAKER_04]: He is an entrepreneur and advocate for responsible hemp regulation. [SPEAKER_04]: He's a frequent guest talking about hemp, cannabinoids. [SPEAKER_04]: Okay, consumer safety, cannabis policy, and the idea of regulation and hemp and cannabis has been around for a very long time. [SPEAKER_04]: And as the average casual person who is getting benefits from hemp, Allah's soul is out there. [SPEAKER_04]: Well, I think there are people all over the place that are getting, you know, there [SPEAKER_04]: They're titty in a, in a wad about it and trying to let just lay it. [SPEAKER_04]: I do all sorts of stuff. [SPEAKER_04]: Would you say I'm concerned? [SPEAKER_04]: I'm concerned too. [SPEAKER_03]: And Mrs. B. Wack is bothered as well. [SPEAKER_04]: Okay. [SPEAKER_04]: Uh, the newly introduced bipartisan lawful hemp protection act. [SPEAKER_04]: I, you know, what it actually does, how the bill differs from the current federal law that would otherwise severely restrict most hemp derived THE products, beginning November 12th. [SPEAKER_04]: I didn't know it was that quick. [SPEAKER_04]: This is a brand new piece of legislation, and here to talk about that, and all things, soul gummies, and what a phenomenal company is. [SPEAKER_04]: We've been listening to have time. [SPEAKER_04]: with us a very long time. [SPEAKER_04]: Let's welcome Mike Lee to the show. [SPEAKER_04]: Mike, thanks for taking the time out of your day to come on and join us today. [SPEAKER_04]: You're younger than I thought you would be. [SPEAKER_10]: It's the camera filter. [SPEAKER_10]: No, I appreciate you guys. [SPEAKER_10]: They sure have me on. [SPEAKER_10]: I love the intro. [SPEAKER_10]: I got all pumped up that they went 10, 9 right for entered jazz. [SPEAKER_10]: It was [SPEAKER_04]: Well, that's great. [SPEAKER_04]: I have since the advent of AI has, you know, slid into our business. [SPEAKER_04]: I have played with those intros and I will be sitting in the car line waiting to pick my kid up from school and I will literally come up with a idea. [SPEAKER_04]: Nothing musical. [SPEAKER_04]: I will write some lyrics, a few little simple lyrics and how put it in and it comes out. [SPEAKER_04]: And I got something like that and it's fun and then Josh will take it and he will do through AI as well some beautiful video and it's fun and it's a new toy it's a new toy for us That we use all the time so that this is a very difficult time for people in your industry with that be correct [SPEAKER_10]: absolutely. [SPEAKER_10]: I mean, it's tough enough to, I mean, quite frankly, the government is trying to kill our family business. [SPEAKER_10]: You know, it's, I started this company about seven years ago at my sister. [SPEAKER_10]: We hired my mom. [SPEAKER_10]: And so it's become this incredible family business that we've built from the ground up, helping mothers, fathers, veterans. [SPEAKER_10]: athletes, just people all over the world that are struggling with anxiety, struggling with pain, struggling with sleep. [SPEAKER_10]: And we wanted to give them a natural tool to all those issues. [SPEAKER_10]: And so, unfortunately, Washington DC is doing what they do best, which is playing dirty politics. [SPEAKER_10]: And November of last year, Senator Mitch McConnell slipped into the appropriations bill this hemp ban, which goes into effect one year from then, which is November 12th this year. [SPEAKER_10]: and what it does is effectively wipes out a $30 billion industry, which we are a very small part of, it wipes out over 350,000 jobs here in the United States, and it's really a shame because is largest donors, surprise, surprise are big alcohol and the pharmaceutical industries. [SPEAKER_04]: I just wanted to say Rob it's easy to fit. [SPEAKER_04]: I mean, as soon as you mentioned that, I'm like, well, that's got to be coming from big alcohol and and there's room for everybody, but when you want to [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, go ahead, Ryan, if you had a U.S. question, a timeline question. [SPEAKER_03]: When did the legalization without prescription? [SPEAKER_03]: I know it was sort of gradual for a long time. [SPEAKER_03]: It was, oh, my glaucoma is bad. [SPEAKER_03]: So I need to get my prescription filled. [SPEAKER_03]: But when was it that you could just walk in in the average shop and buy a THC product, a gummy, a cookie or something like that? [SPEAKER_03]: When did that tie turn? [SPEAKER_10]: Yes, great question. [SPEAKER_10]: So in 2018, the farm bill basically allowed hemp derived THC and CBD to be sold nationwide under certain limitations. [SPEAKER_10]: The important distinction there is that marijuana and hemp are virtually the same plant. [SPEAKER_10]: However, there was like a loophole. [SPEAKER_10]: to where hemp was allowed to be shipped across interstate versus marijuana that wasn't had more regulations around it. [SPEAKER_10]: So, what we are looking for as the hemp industry, you know, because what we're selling the THC and hemp is the exact same cannabinoid THC and marijuana. [SPEAKER_04]: Can I stop you there for layman's terms here? [SPEAKER_04]: Because I am so confused by that. [SPEAKER_04]: So, hemp, can you just explain what is the difference between hemp and marijuana? [SPEAKER_10]: The best way to think about it is. [SPEAKER_10]: They're virtually identical plants, same genetics. [SPEAKER_10]: The marijuana plant is very high in THC and the cannabinoids, the things that make you that are psychoactive and make you high. [SPEAKER_10]: Hemp is the inverse. [SPEAKER_10]: Hemp is very high in CBD and other cannabinoids that are not psychoactive and very low in THC. [SPEAKER_10]: So in general, the way to think about it is when you walk into dispensary, if you're in a medical marijuana state, [SPEAKER_10]: Um, those products usually have much higher levels of THC in general, it gets you high. [SPEAKER_10]: Hemp in general has been lower THC, like we have a lot of microdose teaching, uh, products. [SPEAKER_04]: And the, and the, and the hemp plant is also used in a variety of different products too, right? [SPEAKER_04]: Yes, that's the way it is. [SPEAKER_10]: for thousands of years, the hemp plant has been used for a variety of different products from my love's rope and he's just all about rope. [SPEAKER_03]: No, I like the shirts. [SPEAKER_03]: Oh, the shirts are all so great. [SPEAKER_04]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_04]: But the ban on hemp make no mistake about it, proposed by Mitch McConnell and other legislators. [SPEAKER_04]: That's a an absolute sweeping, no exception ban on the whole industry. [SPEAKER_04]: That's what we're talking about here. [SPEAKER_10]: 100 virtually that what would be allowed is CBD and CBD really only CBD isolate virtually so the the THC in the issue is such a trickle down effect of destruction because. [SPEAKER_10]: The THC element is helping so many people, whether it's high levels or low levels. [SPEAKER_10]: So farmers, for instance, are gonna be massively affected for all the hemp farmers that we work with because if the demand all of a sudden goes to virtually zero, they're not gonna plant anymore. [SPEAKER_10]: They have to find a new way of life as well. [SPEAKER_10]: So it's hurting people all the way from the farmers to the consumer. [SPEAKER_04]: uh... we are talking about the uh... bipartisan lawful hemp protection act where does that stand right now that would fix this that would prevent this hemp ban that we have and where are you uh... or where are they with this legislation right now well just introduced which is great momentum but unfortunately nothing [SPEAKER_10]: Nothing is real until the ink is dried, so to speak. [SPEAKER_10]: So it needs for Congress to pass it. [SPEAKER_10]: President Trump has been for this. [SPEAKER_10]: In fact, he tweeted out on truth social, not too long ago that this needs to be fixed. [SPEAKER_10]: The hope is that this does a couple things. [SPEAKER_10]: One, it maybe pushes an extension of this bill that will happen in November, so that we get a year or two to have some time to redo this bill [SPEAKER_10]: maybe there's a few tweaks and what we have is what we always want it, which is not a complete ban. [SPEAKER_10]: I feel like that's really the wrong way to go about this complete prohibition. [SPEAKER_10]: But regulation, like all of us want third-party lab testing, absolutely no sales to miners or any marketing to miners. [SPEAKER_10]: We want, you know, organic pesticide free hemp. [SPEAKER_10]: There's all these different like regulations that can be [SPEAKER_10]: But a prohibition doesn't solve that it really only just hurts everybody. [SPEAKER_10]: So that's the hope right now. [SPEAKER_10]: And so we're just requesting and hoping that people reach out to Congress. [SPEAKER_10]: Go ahead, Josh. [SPEAKER_02]: Well, I saw on your bottles now you have a little QR code. [SPEAKER_02]: Is that part of the test then? [SPEAKER_10]: Yeah, so we go above and beyond what's technically necessary. [SPEAKER_10]: So like I said, when we started this company, I started it not with the idea of building this massive company and but it was really just to help myself and help some of my friends. [SPEAKER_10]: Started as a little side kind of hustle. [SPEAKER_10]: And through that process, we realize that like, if I'm gonna have my mom take this, if I'm gonna take this, we have to make sure that we have the highest quality stuff out there. [SPEAKER_10]: Now there are bad actors in our industry, [SPEAKER_10]: It was important for us that we do double third party testing that we make sure that the exact levels of THC, CBD, any other candidates are in there. [SPEAKER_10]: There's no pestic

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