COLUMBUS - Ohio Senate Bill 56 is proposed legislation that would amend certain aspects of the current cannabis industry in the state. At the center of the bill are what lawmakers call “intoxicating hemp products,” meaning a hemp product with more than five-tenths of a milligram of Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol per serving, two milligrams of Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol per
COLUMBUS - An Ohio lawmaker says he’s received death threats over a cannabis bill currently moving through the legislature—and he wants to set the record straight. At last week’s IgniteIt Market Spotlight event in Cincinnati, Rep. Jamie Callendar addressed alleged misinformation spreading online about SB56. The legislation builds upon Issue 2, the voter initiative that
COLUMBUS - The statewide sale of “intoxicating hemp” products can continue until Dec. 2, a Columbus judge ruled. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Carl Aveni again hampered Gov. Mike DeWine’s attempts to ban the sale of hemp products. Earlier, DeWine declared an adulterated consumer product emergency for consumable items containing intoxicating hemp — products
COL.UMBUS - Ohio residents like their cannabis dispensaries and support the construction of more in their communities, whether in new or retrofitted buildings, according to a new survey. Ohioans also had positive opinions on cannabis dispensaries’ impacts in their communities, including economic, environmental and quality of life, according to pollsters at Ohio Northern University’s Institute
COLUMBUS —Ohio lawmakers are eyeing a quick and permanent legislative fix to the oft-criticized unregulated sale of intoxicating hemp products in the state after a series of shifts have thrown the legality of the merchandise into limbo. Currently, any Ohio retailer can sell intoxicating hemp products — hemp-derived ingestibles that can make users feel high
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COLUMBUS - Voters who overwhelmingly approved recreational marijuana use in Ohio could soon experience restrictions. Despite the new constitutional amendment that spelled out marijuana regulations, lawmakers want to tighten the reins by limiting where it can be smoked, how it can be transported and the penalties for breaking the law. Lawmakers, however, did keep a
COLUMBUS - 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 drinks with delta-8 THC or similar ingredients. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Carl Aveni rescheduled the next hearing in the case for Dec. 2, according to court documents.
COLUMBUS - The Ohio House passed a bill Wednesday that will make changes to the state’s marijuana laws and add regulations to intoxicating hemp products. Ohio Senate Bill 56, which is in its 18th version, passed with a vote of 87-8. The bill heads back to the Senate for concurrence. Five Republicans — state Reps. Tim Barhorst,
