A judge in Franklin County extended his restraining order Thursday that pauses Gov. Mike DeWine’s ban on sales of “intoxicating” hemp, like edibles and drinks with delta-8 THC or similar ingredients.

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Carl Aveni rescheduled the next hearing in the case for Dec. 2, according to court documents.

In a lawsuit filed earlier in October, hemp retailers and manufacturers argued DeWine acted outside his authority as governor by unilaterally banning sales for 90 days of what the state calls intoxicating hemp.

“It is statutory law that products containing ‘hemp’ and ‘hemp products’ are not adulterated,” the lawsuit reads. “Yet, (Gov.) DeWine’s basis for invoking emergency is that these products are adulterated.”

Aveni’s extension came just one day aft

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