COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio leaders are debating whether or not to comply with an expected federal ban on "intoxicating hemp" products.

"It's not fair," said Meredith Farrow, owner of hemp business Clean Remedies in Avon.

As the federal government shutdown looks like it's coming to an end , hemp sellers like Farrow were surprised by the Senate. When voting to open the government, policymakers closed a loophole created in the 2018 Farm Bill, which allowed for low-level THC products to be sold without regulation.

Congress’s Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) allowed for hemp products to be sold as long as they have .3% THC or less. U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued guidance on their website that under the law, the Drug Enforcement Administration no longer has the authorit

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