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Right now, you can order a THC seltzer at a bar. You could buy Delta-9 gummies at a gas station – maybe even if you’re under 18.

Intoxicating hemp — smoked, edible or other products — mimic marijuana’s effects but aren’t regulated like marijuana, thanks to a loophole in federal law which allows the sale of products with intoxicating effects as long as Delta-9 THC is under 0.3%.

Gov. Mike DeWine has long been pushing to better-regulate the products, which he says are marketed as candy, cookies, gummies and other food attractive to kids. But the legislature dragged its feet. DeWine announced Wednesday a “state of emergency” banning the sale of all intoxicating hemp p

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