DeWine calls for quick action to regulate intoxicating hemp

Jan. 17—Gov. Mike DeWine urged the Ohio General Assembly to work quickly Wednesday to regulate intoxicating hemp to prevent its sale to children. Rogue chemists are modifying hemp, which is a legal, nonintoxicating plant, to extract a compound called Delta 8 THC that causes a high similar to marijuana, according to a release from the governor's office. The intoxicating hemp is sold in stores …