The title of this post is the question being asked in this new MJBiz article, which started this way:
Regulated cannabis interests are celebrating the end of the Farm Bill “loophole” that launched the massive nationwide market for intoxicating hemp THC products.
But what happens if lawmakers and business leaders at the state level simply ignore the ban?
According to Columbus-based ABC-5, that’s the question now being asked openly in Ohio, where regulated marijuana sales began last year.
That’s despite ongoing competition from hemp-derived THC products sold at smoke shops and gas stations – and initial approval from state lawmakers for popular hemp-derived beverages.