Federal Judge Grants 10 Hemp Companies TRO In Ohio
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick granted the TRO
An Ohio law that went into effect in March and restricts federally compliant hemp products to the state’s licensed cannabis market won’t be enforceable for the next 14 days, and perhaps longer.
A federal judge granted 10 companies that sell hemp beverages and other hemp-derived products a temporary restraining order (TRO) on June 15, blocking Ohio officials from “taking any criminal, civil, administrative or regulatory enforcement action” against them for at least two weeks, so long as their activities fall within the federal parameters of the 2018 Farm Bill.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick granted the TRO after Cleveland-based Titan Logistics Group and its fellow plaintiffs filed a class-action lawsuit on June 4 in the Northern District of Ohio, arguing that Senate Bill 56, which Gov. Mike DeWine signed in December, violates the U.S. Constitution because of its “discriminatory effect on interstate commerce.”
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