OHCann

04/10/2026

"It's from seed-to-sale. It's grown in Ohio, tested in Ohio, processed in Ohio and sold in retail stores in Ohio... The intoxicating h**p industry were gas stations, v**e shops—unregulated, unlicensed, untested by me. There was no oversight for intoxicating h**p at any level, federal or state."

THC beverages and other intoxicating h**p products made in and out of Ohio were unregulated till Senate Bill 56, which also put new rules on recreational ma*****na.

04/06/2026

New warnings from federal officials highlight a growing danger: illegal v**e products entering the U.S. market. Some of these products have been linked to dangerous substances, even fentanyl.

04/01/2026

Illegal v**e products are linked to dangerous substances, including fentanyl. That’s the risk of unregulated, untested intoxicating products.

Learn more: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/03/ohio-republicans-are-sounding-the-alarm-about-illegal-chinese-v**es-flooding-the-us.html

03/30/2026

"The proceeds that communities are finally receiving from the state’s 10% excise tax on recreational ma*****na are expected to help communities pave roads, finance infrastructure and safety services, buy new fire trucks, improve park systems or just bolster general funds."

“These funds area really giving us some needed support when we are really experiencing some significant cost challenges,” said Akron Mayor Shammas Malik.

03/25/2026

"Gives the regulated market an opportunity to be able to sell cannabis the way it should be, where it’s tested and the consumer knows exactly what they're getting, rather than with the unregulated side of business," said Caveh Azadeh, co-founder of King City Garden.

The fight to prevent new cannabis rules from taking effect came to an end last week, and the changes are already being felt at dispensaries across the region.

03/24/2026

"The Division reminds adults who choose to use cannabis that they can verify a dispensary is licensed by accessing the Division’s dispensary map at com.ohio.gov/DCCMap and by looking for the Division’s seal on display in the dispensary’s entryway."

Learn more about SB 56 and what it means for consumers: https://com.ohio.gov/about-us/media-center/news/intoxicating-h**p-ban-in-effect

Senate Bill 56 officially took effect last Friday in Ohio, and the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) is explaining what Ohioans will – and won’t – see on licensed cannabis dispensary shelves going forward.

03/23/2026

"The ma*****na windfall has the potential to change Wintersville's trajectory. The village's taxpaying population has been on the decline for decades, but its share of Ohio's recreational ma*****na tax revenue has totaled about $1 million since August 2024."

Wintersville, Ohio has less than 4,000 residents, but is one of the Buckeye State's top spots for ma*****na sales.

03/20/2026

“S.B. 56 gives law enforcement clear authority to ensure that intoxicating THC products are no longer freely sold to children through thousands of locations in Ohio."

The changes made by Republican state lawmakers to Ohio's voter-passed w**d law has now taken effect, including new criminal charges, along with the state's new intoxicating h**p ban — which includes THC and CBD beverages.

03/19/2026

“For too long, unregulated, intoxicating THC products have been sold openly with no regulation, testing, or age gating. SB 56 gives law enforcement the authority they need to act, and enforcement must begin immediately."

A campaign seeking to prevent portions of Ohio Senate Bill 56 — which alters provisions in the state’s adult-use cannabis law and imposes restrictions on so-called intoxicating h**p-derived consumables — is throwing in the towel.

03/18/2026

"This campaign was never about protecting consumers, cannabis or legitimate businesses; it was about preserving an illicit market that puts Ohioans at risk," said David Bowling, executive director of the Ohio Cannabis Coalition. "With this law now going into effect, Ohioans will have access to safe, tested, regulated cannabis products. Exactly what voters asked for when they passed Issue 2."

Ohioans for Cannabis Choice didn't collect enough signatures for its effort to block a new h**p and ma*****na law from taking effect March 20.

03/15/2026

The products this group is attempting to save are unregulated, untested and often being sold in smoke shops and gas stations with no age gating.

It’s hard to say whether a group will succeed to repeal Ohio’s new intoxicating h**p law. But there are clear indications the campaign is short on cash, which isn’t a great sign.

03/11/2026

Despite the claims of those trying to repeal Senate Bill 56, this fight is not about protecting h**p products, small businesses or farmers. It is about protecting a lucrative market for high-potency intoxicants being sold under the guise of “h**p.”

Senate Bill 56 is not an attack on farmers. It is a necessary step to end the sale of unsafe, untested intoxicants. Ohioans deserve better than an industry that hides behind a hypothetical h**p farmer while protecting a billion-dollar dark industry, writes guest columnist David Bowling, executive di...