What The Fight Against Total ‘Intoxicating’ Hemp Ban Looks Like From Rural Ohio
Ohio has fewer than 20 active hemp producers
A group of Ohio farmers has joined the fight to repeal legislation that would completely ban ‘intoxicating’ hemp products.
From sunrise to sunset, the Ellwood family makes a living in their fields.
“We have 19 acres,” Joey Elwood, who owns Modern Remedies, said. “I’ve always tried to think beyond just the conventional strategy.”
He isn’t producing Ohio’s usual crops — soybeans, corn, or wheat. He’s farming hemp, a plant part in the cannabis family.
Ohio has fewer than 20 active hemp producers, according to federal data.
Farmers have already had a tough few years in Ohio.
Droughts have plagued rural areas, major cases of bird flu broke out in 2025, and tariffs caused massive financial struggles for soybean farmers.
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