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Court temporarily blocks Ohio’s hemp ban, citing retailers’ lawsuit

An Ohio judge has delayed Gov. Mike DeWine’s 90-day ban on intoxicating hemp products.

Judge Carl Aveni of Franklin County Common Pleas Court issued the temporary delay on Tuesday, just hours after the ban went into effect, according to Fox19 Now.

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He ruled that the prohibition should be paused for 15 days while a lawsuit filed by several retailers and businesses is addressed.

A full hearing will be held on Oct. 28.

The governor’s order was based on concerns that hemp-derived THC products are unregulated at the state level and are being accessed by children and teenagers – a concern echoed by some medical professionals.

“One problem with the intoxicating hemp products, they weren’t regulated at all, so they looked like food

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