COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Retailers have until Tuesday to remove intoxicating hemp products from their shelves and cease sales after Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order on Wednesday.

DeWine's executive order separates intoxicating hemp from legal hemp in the Ohio Administrative Code, declaring an adulterated consumer emergency, giving the Ohio Department of Agriculture the power to seize products and fine those in violation of the order.

The governor said the marijuana law passed by voters set up a highly regulated market with rigorous testing and packaging that doesn't target children, which does not apply to intoxicating hemp.

"Intoxicating hemp is dangerous, and we need better to protect our children," DeWine said.

Lawmakers have been considering changes to intoxicating hemp f

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