Ohioans for Cannabis Choice say SB 56 undermines consumer rights by recriminalizing intoxicating hemp products consumers rely on.
A new political battle is brewing in Ohio’s $1 billion cannabis market as a petition drive organized by hemp farmers and merchants seeks to suspend and ultimately repeal the state’s updated cannabis regulations.
An organization calling itself Ohioans for Cannabis Choice is gathering signatures to overturn Senate Bill 56, which is scheduled to take effect on March 20, according to WJW.
Signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine in December, SB 56 introduced tighter regulations for adult-use cannabis, including statewide license caps.
It also banned the sale of hemp THC products outside of regulated cannabis channels.
Attorney General Dave Yost certified the petition language but noted in his certification letter that it does not mean the referendum is constitutional, he said in a Feb. 3 news release.
If the group successfully collects at least 250,000 valid signatures from at least 44 of Ohio’s 88 counties by a March 19 deadline, implementation of SB 56 would pause immediately.
The issue would then go before voters on the November ballot for repeal.
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