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The state says higher safety is the goal with Ohio’s intoxicating hemp ban and new marijuana rules
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A ban on intoxicating hemp has been in place in Ohio for three weeks, outlawing products containing that synthetic cannabinoid, most notably THC beverages. Those… Read More
An effort to repeal the ban on intoxicating hemp and THC drinks will not make the Ohio ballot
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is now largely on track to ban all intoxicating hemp Friday, including hemp-infused THC and CBD beverages, with an effort to overturn the… Read More
The effort to repeal Ohio’s intoxicating hemp ban is underway as the clock ticks
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Next month, Ohio will ban all intoxicating hemp, including hemp-infused THC and CBD beverages, if Senate Bill 56 goes into effect as scheduled. Some… Read More
The effort to repeal changes to Ohio’s marijuana and hemp law can move forward, Attorney General Dave Yost says
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Attorney General Dave Yost has certified the title and summary language of an effort to overturn the recent law overhauling the state’s recreational marijuana program. After… Read More
2025 Year in Review: Ohio lawmakers made major changes to marijuana and hemp regulations
By: Sarah Donaldson
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — This year, as Ohio’s still-young recreational marijuana industry bloomed, the Ohio House and Senate negotiated and finalized its omnibus bill changing state cannabis statute…. Read More
A new law in Ohio will move hemp products into dispensaries without an exception for THC beverages
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — A bill signed by Gov. Mike DeWine Friday will make big changes to Ohio’s hemp-derived THC industry. The new law calls for intoxicating hemp… Read More
Cannabis law changes and a toxic hemp beverage ban are now with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After two years of fits and starts, extensive legislation changing recreational cannabis laws and banning so-called intoxicating hemp, including hemp-derived beverages, will head to… Read More
Ohio lawmakers advanced an overnight deal on cannabis and a hemp law overhaul
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A six-member committee of state lawmakers met late Wednesday into early Thursday to recommend a slew of changes to cannabis statute as well as… Read More
‘Intoxicating’ hemp sales are now legal in Ohio until December, absent a new law
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A judge in Franklin County extended his restraining order Thursday that pauses Gov. Mike DeWine’s ban on sales of “intoxicating” hemp, like edibles and… Read More
The Ohio House passes a plan to overhaul cannabis and delta-8 laws. Senators have issues with it
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio House lawmakers, by an 87-8 vote, advanced long-stalled legislation Wednesday afternoon revising cannabis laws and more strictly regulating other THC products, like those… Read More
A judge blocks Gov. Mike DeWine’s ‘intoxicating’ hemp ban in Ohio for two weeks
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A judge in Franklin County has for now blocked Gov. Mike DeWine’s short-term “intoxicating” hemp ban for products with psychoactive ingredients, such as delta-8… Read More
Ohio smoke stores and manufacturers sue over Gov. Mike DeWine’s hemp ban
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Three businesses affiliated with the hemp industry have sued Gov. Mike DeWine over his announced short-term hemp ban for products with psychoactive ingredients, like… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine pauses the sale of delta-8 THC and similar products in Ohio
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine took administrative action Wednesday afternoon, putting a pause short-term on sales of a slew of unregulated products containing cannabinoid derivatives, like… Read More
An overhaul of Ohio’s cannabis laws stalled again to hemp retailers’ relief
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Another busy season for the Ohio General Assembly came and went without any success modifying cannabis laws. Early on in June, Republican lawmakers said… Read More
Ohio’s Senate advances a proposal to restrict hemp sales to dispensaries
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to advance a bill that strictly limits where Ohioans can purchase most products containing hemp cannabinoid derivatives, like delta-8… Read More
Will Ohio ban delta-8 THC? The marijuana and health care industries largely want that
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For some state lawmakers, passing a bill on delta-8 THC and other similar products is high on the list of priorities this lame duck… Read More
An effort to regulate intoxicating hemp products is stalled in the Ohio Legislature
By: Donovan Varney
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Gummy worms, gummy bears and Rice Krispie treats are all notable sweets. Right now, these snacks are being sold as hemp-infused products at your local gas… Read More
Ohio lawmakers haven’t forgotten about changing recreational marijuana law
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some of Ohio’s medical marijuana dispensaries are likely days away from the government green light to sell recreationally, after they submitted the dual license… Read More
An Ohio retailer says a delta-8 THC crackdown would ‘tear’ at business
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine wants state lawmakers to quickly crack down on sales of delta-8 THC and other “intoxicating“ hemp derivative products, and DeWine said… Read More
DeWine asks Ohio lawmakers, again, for regulations to get delta-8 off the shelves
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill that cleared the Ohio Senate in early December but has since stalled would significantly modify the state’s soon-to-be recreational marijuana program, and… Read More