“The bottom line is that this is only going to benefit the unregulated market…and unfortunately, that’s going to result in a lot of unnecessary arrests for voter approved behavior.”
By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
The changes made by Republican state lawmakers to Ohio’s voter-passed weed law have now taken effect, including new criminal charges, along with the state’s new intoxicating hemp ban—which includes THC and CBD beverages.
Ohio Senate Bill 56 became law Friday after Ohioans for Cannabis Choice failed to get enough signatures to get a referendum on the November ballot for voters to block the law.
“Customers that seek our products out are often those very same customers that deal with stress, sleep, pain and anxiety, and they’re not trying to get high,” said Joey Ellwood, a hemp farmer in Tuscarawas County.
“They might have to turn to pharmaceuticals. They might have to drive across state lines. It’s really a big question mark. They might be forced into undue burden with the pain, stress, sleep, and anxiety.”
He said 6,000 Ohio businesses will be affected by the new law.
“That’s a lot of jobs,” Ellwood said.
Mark Fashian was the president of hemp product wholesaler Midwest Analytical
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