TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - As the hemp industry works to overturn federal legislation banning many of its products, it’s also lobbying Ohio lawmakers to enact regulations and guardrails at the state level.

The Ohio House recently passed a bill that would regulate and tax intoxicating hemp products like Delta-8 gummies and THC beverages. A legal loophole had previously allowed for the sale of intoxicating hemp products without regulations.

House and Senate lawmakers have been negotiating a final version of the bill, which also changes Ohio’s marijuana laws. It’s an effort they’ve tried and failed to accomplish since 2023.

But included in the bill Congress passed to reopen the federal government is a federal ban of intoxicating hemp products. The federal ban would take effect in November 202

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