COLUMBUS —Ohio lawmakers are eyeing a quick and permanent legislative fix to the oft-criticized unregulated sale of intoxicating hemp products in the state after a series of shifts have thrown the legality of the merchandise into limbo.

Currently, any Ohio retailer can sell intoxicating hemp products — hemp-derived ingestibles that can make users feel high through compounds like delta-8 THC or THCA — to any customer, at their own discretion. Federal law and Ohio law protect hemp-derived products and have little to say on product regulations or limitations on their sales, Yahoo News reported.

But, the legality of these products can only be guaranteed until early December. On Dec. 2, a temporary restraining order is set to expire that blocks Gov. Mike DeWine’s executive orders that banne

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