COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio House had to weed through differences to narrowly pass legislation banning most "intoxicating" hemp products while protecting marijuana policy from proposed restrictions.

It was an hours-long joint effort — one that took past midnight before Ohio's House finally blazed a new trail for THC policy.

"You have a good settlement when both sides are equally unhappy," said House Finance Chair Brian Stewart (R-Ashville).

In the last session of their year, the House banned the vast majority of "intoxicating" hemp — products with low-level THC that you can buy in gas stations and smoke shops, or at stores like Meredith Farrow's Clean Remedies in Avon.

"Just a complete overreach with a product that has never been known to kill anyone, unlike other drugs and alcohol and p

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