Hemp plants flowers that contain less than 0.3 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) basic psychoactive substance in marijuana. (Photo of Graham Stokes for the Ohio Capital Journal. Re -photo only with the original article.)
Senator of State Ohio Bill Demora recently introduced a bill that would prohibit the sale of cannabis intoxicating products to people under 21 years of age. Unlike some others that have been introduced, this act would focus only on hemp, and not on a change in the right to marijuana.
Ohio Senate Bill 266 He would also ban the sale of narcotic drugs that have not been tested in accordance with the same principles as marijuana and prevent the sale of intoxication of hemp products that are “considered attractive to children”, according to the language of the bill.
This account would prohibit the sale of a narcotic cannabis product “, which has similarity or contains the features of a realistic or fictitious man, animal or fruit, including artistic renderings, caricatures or cartoons”, according to Bill.
“I put in this bill to get rid of things that everyone agrees is bad,” said the democratic state senator Columbus Demora. “Everyone agrees (intoxicating hemp products) addressed to children to look like bowling and oreo cookies and that they are unregulated.” We must act because these things are poisoned by children (I) causing children’s diseases. ”
Governor Ohio Mike Dewine asked earlier legislators to regulate or prohibit Delta-8 THC products.
“This is a huge problem,” said Dewine, talking to reporters on Monday. “There are really no regulations. We need regulations. We need a legislator to take action in this matter. To be honest, we also look at some things that I could do without legislative actions.”
Demora believes that marijuana and hemp products should be considered separately.
“I hope that this bill, if nothing more, we can all agree on one thing – to get bad things out of children and stop marketing towards children,” he said.
The agricultural account in 2018 says that hemp can be grown legally if it contains less than 0.3% THC.
Ohio is one of about 20 states that have no provisions regarding intoxicating hemp products, in accordance with Ohio State University enforcement and policy center study From November 2024
This is one of several bills in the legislation in Ohio, which try to regulate intoxicating cannabis products.
Ohio Senate Bill 86
Ohio Senate Bill 86 He would prohibit the intoxicating sales of hemp products to each under 21 years of age, imposed 10% tax on cannabis intoxicating products and regulates cannabinoid products for drinking.
The act would require the sale of narcotic drugs only in pharmacies of marijuana for adults instead of enabling them to sell in CBD stores, multi -branch stores, simplts or gas stations.
This would require intoxicating hemp products to sell only if the products were tested and observed with packaging, labeling and advertising standards.
Republicans ohio state sense. Steve Huffman and Shane Wilkin presented SB 86, which was unanimously Ohio Senate in April.
Ohio Senate Bill 56
Ohio Senate Bill 56 It regulates intoxicating hemp and would change the regulations regarding Ohio marijuana.
This would only allow a licensed marijuana outpatient to sell intoxicating hemp products that have been tested and met with the requirements for packaging, labeling and advertising.
Huffman, R-tipp City, introduced SB 56, in which the OHIO Department of Trade would regulate narcotic cannabis products and cannabinoid products for drinking.
The bill would also Reduce THC levels In adult marijuana lifts from a maximum of 90% to a maximum of 70%, limit the number of vigorous pharmacies to 400 and prohibit smoking in most public places.
SB 56 He passed into Senate at the beginning of this yearBut he has not yet left the court committee.
Ohioans adopted the law initiated by the citizen legalize recreational marijuana in 2023 with 57% of the votes and Sales began in August 2024.
Legislators from Ohio may change the law because it was transferred as a civic initiative, not a constitutional amendment.
Ohio House Bill 160
Ohio House Bill 160 He usually deals with potential changes in the regulations regarding the marijuana of the state, but also has intoxicating hemp, which would require every THC product to be sold only in regulated marijuana pharmacies in Ohio.
HB 160 would reduce THC levels in marijuana extracts from a maximum of 90% to a maximum of 70%, limit the number of pharmacies of marijuana at the age of 350, and also outweigh the mass of marijuana tax revenues to the general state revenue fund.
This would prohibit the utilize of marijuana in public spaces and offers the disclosure of previous sentences for marijuana crimes.
The purchase of marijuana in a different state would also be illegal and would bring it back to Ohio.
State Rep. Brian Stewart, R-Ashville, introduced HB 160, who had Three interrogations so far At Ohio House Committee.
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