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Clearing up the confusion on Ohio’s marijuana laws
By: Donovan Varney
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In Ohio, it’s legal to grow, smoke and eat marijuana. But six months after voters legalized recreational marijuana, it’s still illegal to buy it or sell… Read More
![Chris Vodris poses behind the count of the Vapor House, which sells delta-8 THC products and vaping products](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/npr.brightspotcdn-5-e1705949752991-900x422.webp)
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
![Gov. Mike DeWine holds up a Delta 8 product that looks like a small box of frosted flakes.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/npr.brightspotcdn-4-e1705615563869-900x422.webp)
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
![Protein powder derived from hemp](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hemp-powder-e1537810870483-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Accepting Applications for Hemp Cultivation, Processing
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Department of Agriculture is accepting online applications from those interested in growing and processing hemp. Officials say the application window for the 2020 growing… Read More
![Huff (left) and Fuller (right), next to hemp](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/hemp-hazards-hemp-bags-e1581188518150-900x422.jpg)
Over-Hyped Hemp? Amid Price Drop and a Big Bankruptcy, Some Farmers Feel Burned
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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John Fuller is waiting for another farmer he’s never met before to talk about a situation he never imagined he would be in. It’s an overcast January day on his… Read More
![Tony Silvernail with a handful of crumbled hemp, on his farm near Frankfort, Kentucky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_8809-e1570832660814-900x422.jpg)
Hemp Prices Crash Leaving Ohio Valley Farmers Feeling Burned
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ohio Valley farmers planted more than 27,000 acres of hemp last year — about four times more than in 2018 — to cash in on a booming market for popular… Read More
![CBD oil from hemp on the shelves in Winkin’ Sun Hemp Company.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Hemp-Pic-_1-e1565802270820-900x422.jpg)
While FDA Warns CBD Companies, Ohio Valley Industry Continues to Grow
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent out 15 letters last week warning some companies that sell cannabidiol, or CBD, about making unfounded medical claims regarding the effects of the hemp-derived compound…. Read More
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Hemp Application Period Underway in Kentucky
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles says the state’s hemp licensing program for 2020 is underway. Grower applications must be submitted by March 15 of next year…. Read More
![Tony Silvernail with a handful of crumbled hemp, on his farm near Frankfort, Kentucky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_8809-e1570832660814-900x422.jpg)
U.S. Finalizing Rule to Allow Farmers to Legally Grow Hemp
By: David Pitt | AP
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. agriculture officials said Tuesday a rule that allows farmers to legally grow hemp will be finalized this week, a move that many states have… Read More
![Tony Silvernail with a handful of crumbled hemp, on his farm near Frankfort, Kentucky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_8809-e1570832660814-900x422.jpg)
Hemp Farmers Form Cooperatives Amid Growth And Uncertainty
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Tony Silvernail swings a heavy machete at a stalk of bushy hemp and chops the plant near the root, grabbing the five-foot-tall shoot with his sun-weathered hand. It’s an unusually… Read More
![CBD oil from hemp on the shelves in Winkin’ Sun Hemp Company.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Hemp-Pic-_1-e1565802270820-900x422.jpg)
New Hemp Law Doesn’t Make Marijuana Possession Legal But It Is Harder To Prosecute Now
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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There continue to be concerns by cities and police agencies that they can no longer easily prosecute people who are carrying small amounts of marijuana because of the state’s new… Read More
![Protein powder derived from hemp](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hemp-powder-e1537810870483-900x422.jpg)
$7M Pours Into University Doing Ohio’s 1st Hemp Research
By: Associated Press
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WILBERFORCE, Ohio (AP) – A historically black university in Ohio is advancing its plans to become the first public institution in the state to conduct hemp research. Central State University… Read More
![Protein powder derived from hemp](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hemp-powder-e1537810870483-900x422.jpg)
Some Say New Hemp Law Makes It Harder To Prosecute Marijuana Possession
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The backer of a new law legalizing hemp and CBD oil in Ohio says law enforcement officials will soon have access to new testing technology that will be able to… Read More
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Ohio Hemp Businesses Hire Powerful Statehouse Lobbyist
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A powerful Statehouse lobbyist is leading a new coalition representing Ohio’s burgeoning hemp industry. Grant Street Consultants’ Neil Clark was appointed Wednesday. That same day, state… Read More
![Colten Polyniak with hemp](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Colty-hemp-e1555103242131-900x422.jpg)
CBD Uncertainty: Sales Soar But Science Lags On Hemp Health Effects
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Inside the Bluegrass Hemp Oil store in Lexington, Kentucky, the CBD oils and lotions lining the walls have an origin story — a story of a family’s struggle. “We took… Read More
![Christian Co., Kentucky, farmer Kendall Clark is betting big on these fields sown with hemp.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Hemp-Klark-featured-image-900x422.jpeg)
Senate Votes To Legalize Hemp And CBD Oil In Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio Senate has voted unanimously to legalize hemp and related products, including CBD oil. Sen. Brian Hill (R-Zanesville) said hemp is used in some 25,000 commercial products including clothing,… Read More
![Protein powder derived from hemp](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hemp-powder-e1537810870483-900x422.jpg)
Quarles: Sales of Kentucky Hemp Products Surged in 2018
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner says sales of the state’s hemp products surged in 2018, as did the amount hemp farmers were paid. Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said… Read More
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Hemp’s Heyday: It’s Finally Legal. Now, Can Ohio Valley Farmers Cash In?
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Inside Winkin’ Sun Hemp Company in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia, store owner Doug Flight tries to position himself in front of a camera crew. His experience with growing and selling… Read More
![Christian Co., Kentucky, farmer Kendall Clark is betting big on these fields sown with hemp.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Hemp-Klark-featured-image-900x422.jpeg)
Hemp Poised for Another Growth Spurt in Kentucky
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Freed from the list of federally banned substances, hemp is about to have another growth spurt in Kentucky. The state’s agriculture commissioner said Tuesday his department… Read More
![Christian Co., Kentucky, farmer Kendall Clark is betting big on these fields sown with hemp.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Hemp-Klark-featured-image-900x422.jpeg)
High Hopes For Hemp
By: Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Farmers throughout the Ohio Valley want to revive a crop that was once a staple in the region: hemp. After a ban that lasted more than half a century, the… Read More