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.
CLEVELAND - Some recent court decisions have left advocates for policies restricting the sale and availability of intoxicating hemp products encouraged that legislation could be passed in Ohio sooner rather than later — including every stakeholder in the state’s licensed marijuana industry. Key among those cases, as well as the most recent, is Bio Gen
COLUMBUS - Three proposed bills are now afloat in the Ohio state legislature that would put controls on the market for unregulated hemp intoxicants in the state. The latest draft law, introduced by Republican State Sen. Steve Huffman last month, would essentially ban the sale of products containing the hemp compounds. Senate Bill 326 would
