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On pause: A Franklin County judge on Tuesday paused Gov. Mike DeWine’s public health emergency health order banning the sale of intoxicating hemp products for 14 days, Mary Frances McGowan and Jeremy Pelzer report . Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Carl Aveni issued a temporary restraining order, which takes effect immediately, blocking an executive order DeWine issued last week, saying he is concerned that the governor is creating “new definitions” about what constitutes intoxicating hemp that don’t exist in state law. The governor’s order, signed last Tuesday, directed all retailers to remove intoxicating hemp products – such as gummies, drinks, and chocolate -- from their shelves and cease sales.

Finding for recovery : Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber concl

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