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Drink ‘em while you’ve got ‘em: State ban on intoxicating hemp to go into effect Friday

Senate Bill 56 is set to go into full effect on Friday, banning intoxicating hemp products and ending the emerging market for several Cincinnati breweries creating hemp-derived THC-infused drinks. After state legislation takes effect, these breweries will be forced to destroy their Ohio-based products, ending their run in an emerging market. “So that’s a huge problem for our business,” said Scott Hand, co-founder of Urban Artifact, a brewery in Cincinnati’s Northside neighborhood. In 2024, Urban…