Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends and restricts the sale of certain hemp products to dispensaries in Ohio.

Highlights:

• Amends and restricts the sale of certain hemp products to dispensaries in Ohio (Sec. 1-2).

• Require intoxicating hemp products to be sold at dispensaries, which only cater to customers 21 and older (Sec. 1-2).

• Classifies intoxicating hemp as anything inhaled or ingested with more than 0.5 milligrams of delta-9 THC per serving, 2 milligrams of delta-9 THC per package, or 0.5 milligrams of other THC per package, including lotion or other topicals (Sec. ).

• Establishes a tax on a dispensary's intoxicating hemp sales at 10% and imposes a $3.50-per-gallon excise tax on THC beverages (Sec. 1-2).

• Authorizes breweries, restaurants, and other licensed retailers to sell drinks with no more than 0.42 milligrams of THC per ounce. Individual servings would be capped at 12 ounces (Sec. 1-2).

• Prohibits and criminalizes driving under the influence of an intoxicating hemp product and having an open THC drink in the vehicle (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 3).

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