Ohio Governor Signs Order to Ban Temporary Intoxicating Hemp: What This Means for You

October 8, 2025

Written by Mastamynd | Ohio Cannabis Live

Ohio Governor Signs Order to Ban Temporary Intoxicating Hemp: What This Means for You

Governor Mike DeWine has officially banned all intoxicating hemp products in Ohio by signing an executive order, at least temporarily. That means gas stations, smoke shops, and other businesses selling hemp gummies, drinks, and other products with intoxicating cannabinoids like THCA or Delta 8 now have until Tuesday, 10/14/2025, to get those products off their shelves. This will be for 60 days. Anyone who doesn't comply could face a $500.00 fine per day while the product is on shelves.

Click here to read his order

If you’re someone who buys these hemp products instead of going to a licensed dispensary, this directly affects you.

Why Is He Doing This?

Governor DeWine has been asking the Ohio Legislature for months to pass real hemp reform, especially around products being sold to underage kids or packaged in ways that look like candy. He’s made it clear that he wants to see these rules in place before he leaves office. This is his last term, and he wants to make a statement before he’s done.

So instead of waiting any longer, he’s making a bold move — banning intoxicating hemp products across Ohio until lawmakers pass something he can sign into law.

How Businesses Are Reacting

All those gas stations, convenience stores, and vape shops that have been selling hemp edibles, drinks, and vapes with psychoactive effects are being told to clear the shelves. That includes anything that can get you high but isn’t coming from a licensed cannabis dispensary. Lets just say they are not happy to make a long story short.

Some dispensary owners are happy about this because they’ve felt that unregulated hemp products were cutting into their business. The hemp side has had zero age limits, no licensing, and very little oversight — so anyone could walk in and buy something that looks like weed and feels like weed, but technically isn’t marijuana.

Where I Stand On This

As an advocate, I support legal and properly licensed hemp products that are not synthetic and not made just to create a high. I’m talking about traditional hemp and CBD products that help people without getting them high.

What I don’t trust are the intoxicating hemp products where you can’t tell where they come from, the lab tests are outdated or expired, and the results don’t even match the numbers printed on the packaging. That’s dangerous.

For people who don’t know, METRC is a tracking system used in licensed cannabis programs that follows a product from seed to sale. Hemp doesn’t have that level of oversight, so you don’t always know what’s really in that gummy, cartridge, or drink. And yes, hemp is still weed, just with a legal limit of 0.3% THC. But trust me, a product that claims “only 0.3% THC” can still knock your socks off, depending on your body.

We all have an endocannabinoid system, which means everyone reacts differently to cannabinoids and terpenes. It’s not just about the THC number — the strain and mix of compounds really matter. Some are calming, some are energizing, and a lot of these so-called new strains are just renamed versions of the same genetics used in the high-THC market. It’s all marketing.

Let’s Talk About the Differences

Here’s a quick breakdown for those who are confused about Delta 8, Delta 9, THC, and THCA.

Delta 9 THC – The main psychoactive cannabinoid found in marijuana. This is what’s regulated in licensed dispensaries.

Delta 8 THC – Made from hemp-derived CBD through chemical conversion. It gives a high but it’s weaker than Delta 9 and often made in sketchy labs with no testing standards.

THCA – The raw, non-psychoactive form of THC. It only becomes intoxicating when heated, smoked, vaped, or cooked.

THC (general term) – Refers to several forms of tetrahydrocannabinol. Most people just mean Delta 9 when they say THC.

My Takeaway

I don’t hate these products, but I do think the state needed to step in and set real rules. If we want a fair market, we need to regulate hemp the right way, not just shut everything down forever.

The goal should be safety, transparency, and truth in labeling — not fear, confusion, or punishment for people trying to manage their pain or anxiety with legal options.

So I want to hear from you. Do you like Delta 8 or THCA products? Do you think this ban is fair? Would you rather see regulated hemp sales with proper testing and age limits instead of this temporary ban?

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About The Author

Mastamynd is the founder of Ohio Cannabis Live, one of Ohio’s first and most trusted voices in cannabis news and education. As one of the state’s first medical cannabis patients, he has dedicated years to educating the public about Ohio’s cannabis laws and helping build a safer, more informed community.