A House bill would require the Ohio Director of Agriculture to adopt recommendations for adult-use hemp products and a Senate bill place would place restrictions on adult-use hemp products.
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If the bill were to pass, the Director of Agriculture would conduct and issue a report to the General Assembly about the “sale and use of hemp products that could be used for intoxicating purposes.” The report would be in consultation with the Ohio Department of Public Safety.Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine called on lawmakers earlier this year to ban or regulate delta-8, which he called “intoxicating hemp.
At the time of DeWine’s January press conference, there had been at least 257 reports of delta-8 poisoning in Ohio over the last three years, according to the Ohio Poison Control Center. Senate Bill 278 would ban selling adult-use hemp products to people under 21. It would also require stores to keep adult-use hemp products behind the counter and ID customers who want to buy those products.
The Division of Cannabis Control has yet to issue certificates of operations to dispensaries which would allow them to start selling recreational marijuana.
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