ST. LOUIS - Apocalyptic-like scenes posted on X by a group called "Citizens for a Greater Downtown St. Louis" raise concerns about what’s happening to an already vulnerable population.

The group says they’ve seen more problems with people struggling with homelessness and addiction because of supposed legal THC sales by unlicensed sellers.

The group called out a downtown St. Louis smoke shop that Chrissy Blanks and Chyna Thompson walked out of. They said the alleged real-life zombies are a problem, but that it’s unfair to blame it all on one smoke shop.

“People already be tripping or, like, kind of under the influence before they even go in there and then they go in there to just take it up a notch,” Blanks said.

A manager in the store—called EZ Vape & Smoke—had no comment.

The State of Missouri told us the location is not licensed to sell cannabis. That was a surprise to Blanks and Thompson.

“If they don’t have that type of certification, then they shouldn’t be serving anything," Thompson said.

It’s far from alone.

FOX 2 first told you in July about two exotic smoke locations—including one in North County, where police said they found THC laced slushies and potato chips.

Since FOX 2's last report, Exotic Smokes on the Rock Road now has a sign that says it’s been forced to close by the City of Breckenridge Hills.

“We came in one day and the sign was on the door,” Capt. Randy Von Cloedt said.

Captain Von Cloedt said that was the store’s decision, as the city has been working to possibly revoke the store’s business license, but that a final decision has not yet been made.

The next-door Phillips 66 has also reportedly made a major change since a manager told FOX 2 in July they were only selling THC products that tested below the limit that would require a cannabis license.

“They said they want no issues or anything and they pulled all their stuff off the shelves. The owner told me he’s done with it basically,” Von Cloedt said.

The Federal Farm Bill of 2018 allows the unlicensed sale of hemp products that test below .3 percent in THC. Captain Von Cloedt said a supplier warned him that levels can change on the shelf.

“I was told that, yeah, the heat in storage can affect how strong it is,” Von Cloedt said.

A St. Louis Board Bill aims to crack down on unlicensed hemp sellers in the city—something that the trade group U.S. Hemp Roundtable ’criticizes as a “…move designed to transfer control of St. Louis’s vibrant hemp sector directly to marijuana monopolies.”

Von Cloedt added that he hasn’t seen zombie-like behavior from THC products.

“In my police experience, somebody just under the influence of marijuana or cannabis doesn’t usually act that extreme. They could also be under the influence of more than one substance,” Von Cloedt said.

St. Louis’ decision is imminent, as Breckenridge Hills continues setting the tone for what we may see more of regionally.