THC Drink Makers Sue Ohio Officials to Restore Sales Grace Period

The Ohio governor’s decision to deny certain businesses a grace period to sell THC-derived drinks while a broader ban on certain so-called “intoxicating hemp” product sales goes into effect violates the state constitution, a new lawsuit said.

Gov. Mike DeWine (R) in December signed a bill that banned businesses other than dispensaries from selling certain hemp-derived products that were previously allowed due to a federal law that loosened the definition of hemp to exclude certain compounds that produce intoxicating effects from the maximum amount of THC a product can carry, but also vetoed a grace period that would allow non-dispensary ...