Ballot referendum proposal to end intoxicating hemp ban passes Attorney General review

A proposed statewide referendum to reverse Ohio’s intoxicating hemp ban and other changes to cannabis control law has been approved by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a few weeks after an initial version was rejected (Source: “Petition to kill Ohio intoxicating hemp ban, other marijuana law changes passes Attorney General Yost,” Dayton Daily News, Feb. 3).
 
The referendum is specifically aimed at repealing the first three sections of Senate Bill 56, which was passed at the end of last year to make a list of changes to Ohio’s recreational marijuana laws, and limit the sale of intoxicating hemp products to marijuana dispensaries only.
 
Intoxicating hemp products, including hemp-infused drinks, were previously unregulated, allowing any willing retailer to sell products containing delta-8 THC, THCA and other intoxicating cannabinoids at their own discretion.