{"id":86117,"date":"2026-06-10T09:28:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/hemp-thc-companies-are-suing-ohio-officials-to-block-new-product-restrictions-from-being-enforced\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:45:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T03:45:28","slug":"hemp-thc-companies-are-suing-ohio-officials-to-block-new-product-restrictions-from-being-enforced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/hemp-thc-companies-are-suing-ohio-officials-to-block-new-product-restrictions-from-being-enforced\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemp THC Companies Are Suing Ohio Officials To Block New Product Restrictions From Being Enforced"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

\u201cThe moment federally legal hemp crosses Ohio\u2019s borders, it becomes \u2018marijuana\u2019 for purposes of Ohio law.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

By Phillip Smith, The American Hemp Monitor<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nearly a dozen hemp beverage makers and distributors have filed a class action lawsuit seeking to block the state of Ohio from enforcing the hemp provisions of a new state law governing hemp and marijuana, which is legal in the state.<\/div>\n

That law, Senate Bill 56, redefines hemp to exclude any product containing more than 0.4 milligrams of THC, defining such products as marijuana instead. And all products defined as marijuana can only be sold at licensed marijuana retailers.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit from 10 companies, including Cleveland-based Titan Logistics Group, Saucy Seltzer and Hopportunity Holding Company, charges that the state law defines hemp so narrowly that products legal under current federal hemp law are considered illegal marijuana in Ohio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThe moment federally legal hemp crosses Ohio\u2019s borders, it becomes \u2018marijuana\u2019 for purposes of Ohio law,\u201d the lawsuit says.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit also argues that the state law unlawfully bars companies in the state from using out-of-state hemp, violating the Interstate Commerce Clause, and exposing them to possible felony criminal charges for transporting or processing \u201cmarijuana.\u201d<\/p>\n

And because the law that makes state-licensed marijuana retailers the only legal outlet for these products requires that all cultivation, processing and retail sales occur in-state, it also bars out-of-state operators from any legal entree to the market.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit notes that marijuana licenses are capped and not currently being issued, leaving out-of-state businesses with \u201cno pathway\u201d to participate.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf every state acted as Ohio has, there would be 50 siloed markets for hemp-derived products rather than a single national market,\u201d the lawsuit says.<\/p>\n

Plaintiffs named the state\u2019s 88 county prosecutors, along with nine city prosecutors, as defendants. State Attorney General Andy Wilson (R) is expected to intervene in the case to represent the defendants.<\/p>\n

Plaintiffs are seeking both a temporary and a permanent injunction to block enforcement of the law, with a hearing set for Thursday.<\/p>\n

While there have been other challenges to the law, only one has resulted in a positive outcome, and for only one company. Seattle-based hemp beverage producer Cycling Frog won a temporary injunction in Sandusky County last month, allowing it to continue to sell its products at a handful of retail outlets<\/a> in the state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This story was first published by The American Hemp Monitor.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The post Hemp THC Companies Are Suing Ohio Officials To Block New Product Restrictions From Being Enforced<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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