Congress has thrown Ohio lawmakers off their game with a surprise ban on intoxicating hemp products that will take effect next year, a development that has upended the state’s efforts to create its own regulations for the increasingly popular THC-containing products.

In Wednesday’s episode of Today in Ohio, cleveland.com editor Chris Quinn described the situation as “a big new wrinkle” in what could happen in Ohio, noting how dramatically the landscape has shifted in just weeks.

“The path that intoxicating hemp has taken over the last five years is a fascinating one,” Quinn said, trying to address questions he receives from readers about the difference between hemp and marijuana. He said Congress initially legalized hemp a few years ago for industrial uses like textiles and rope, but s

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