CBD food, dietary supplements and “any other product containing one or more cannabinoids derived from hemp” are allowed.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture will set licensing fees for hemp producers and processors.
Licenses are not required to sell CBD or hemp products.
Hemp is defined as cannabis sativa with 0.33333% THC. The federal limit is 0.3%.
An 18-person “hemp marketing program” will be created.
Drug felons are banned from growing or processing hemp for 10 years.
Ohio becomes the 47th state to regulate hemp production, which will become legal in all states and U.S. territories as soon as the U.S. Department of Agriculture sets the rules for it, which is expected this fall.
The Ohio Farm Bureau predicts that hemp will become the state’s third-largest crop, behind corn and soybeans.
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