CLEVELAND — Governor Mike DeWine’s temporary ban on intoxicating hemp, low-level THC products started today, but it was stopped 15 hours later.

A judge in Columbus heard from business owners who sell the hemp items in question, who wanted to halt the ban. That judge agreed, saying there’s now a pause on the sales ban for 14 days, meaning the shops will be able to sell the items for at least the next two weeks while the issue is examined further.

Before the ruling, we searched shops around Cleveland just to see if they were complying with the initial ban, and we found frustration.

“Without the hemp, I can’t survive,” said Sam Haq, who owns the Smoke Land shop on Cleveland’s west side.

He said he had to pack up his intoxicating hemp and smaller-dose THC products after Governor DeWine ann

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