WEBVTT - 11-20-25 Bill Cunningham Show 0:00:07.560 --> 0:00:10.320 Bill cunning in the Great America. Welcome this Thursday afternoon 0:00:10.400 --> 0:00:12.280 in the tri State. Who's going to start for the 0:00:12.320 --> 0:00:15.079 Bengals on Sunday? Tony Benner tells me it's going to 0:00:15.120 --> 0:00:18.920 be Joe Burrow and not Joe Flacco. We'll see if 0:00:18.960 --> 0:00:22.360 Tony's right or not, because it appears Burrow may play 0:00:22.400 --> 0:00:26.319 on Sunday. We'll see what happens against the Patriots. But 0:00:26.400 --> 0:00:29.400 until then, I know there's been a lot of difficulties 0:00:29.440 --> 0:00:32.680 and uncertainties about hemp and fuge drinks, and marijuana and 0:00:32.760 --> 0:00:36.159 so much more CBD. Many of my friends use CBD 0:00:36.240 --> 0:00:38.240 to sleep at night. A lot of them drink hemp 0:00:38.280 --> 0:00:41.400 and fuge drinks. Some businesses are built upon that fact. 0:00:41.479 --> 0:00:44.440 But the Feds just passed the law kind of eliminating 0:00:44.440 --> 0:00:47.040 the whole industry within a year. Then each state are 0:00:47.080 --> 0:00:49.000 acting separately and joining you. And I now is the 0:00:49.040 --> 0:00:52.600 man in charge in Columbus, Senator Steve Huffman, who was 0:00:52.720 --> 0:00:54.480 up this morning till one or two o'clock in the 0:00:54.520 --> 0:00:57.000 morning working on the bill. And I guess there's been 0:00:57.040 --> 0:00:58.920 a little bit of an agreement what to do with this. 0:00:59.040 --> 0:01:02.360 And Senator Steve Huffman Welcome again to the Bill Cunningham Show. 0:01:02.360 --> 0:01:04.640 But before we get started, I always like to talk 0:01:04.640 --> 0:01:09.080 about American veterans, and yesterday in the Capitol, you and 0:01:09.120 --> 0:01:11.919 others honored a World War Two veteran at the Battle 0:01:11.920 --> 0:01:13.920 of the Bulge. Can you briefly give me his name 0:01:13.959 --> 0:01:14.959 and why he was honored? 0:01:16.880 --> 0:01:21.200 Jim Arisman from Farmersville in Montgomery County for his one 0:01:21.240 --> 0:01:25.399 hundredth birthday. He'll be one hundred on Thanksgiving Day. Just 0:01:25.840 --> 0:01:29.640 a great honorable man and you know, a great generation. 0:01:30.840 --> 0:01:32.880 He told me of the story. You know, he was 0:01:32.920 --> 0:01:35.680 injured and got the Purple Heart and the Battle of 0:01:35.680 --> 0:01:38.240 the Bulge and he was wounded and laid in a 0:01:38.280 --> 0:01:41.560 foxhole for hours till he could be rescued, and just 0:01:41.640 --> 0:01:46.000 a great, great American. It was my honor to have 0:01:46.200 --> 0:01:48.160 him there in on his hunt of birthday. 0:01:48.360 --> 0:01:51.200 And you know, Senator, that is the greatest generation to 0:01:51.280 --> 0:01:55.320 be lying in a hole with temperatures below zero, wounded, 0:01:55.880 --> 0:01:59.240 covered up with dirt and grime in order to maybe 0:01:59.240 --> 0:02:01.760 save your life. And then to have the success of 0:02:01.800 --> 0:02:04.320 the Battle of the Bulge because of the activities of 0:02:04.400 --> 0:02:07.960 General Patton, but mainly the soldiers like Jim got it done, 0:02:08.280 --> 0:02:10.080 and I'm not sure we have it in us to 0:02:10.120 --> 0:02:12.920 do what that generation did. That's a different issue. So, 0:02:13.400 --> 0:02:17.360 first of all, the FEDS past the cr which city 0:02:17.440 --> 0:02:21.160 essentially that HEMP and fused businesses have about to one 0:02:21.240 --> 0:02:24.760 year to resolve their inventory to sell, and they kind 0:02:24.760 --> 0:02:26.440 of pushed it off to the states a little bit. 0:02:26.480 --> 0:02:29.800 I understand from our two conversations. There was media reports 0:02:29.880 --> 0:02:32.520 yesterday the House and the Senate had reached an agreement, 0:02:32.720 --> 0:02:35.320 which wasn't the case. But then there was a kind 0:02:35.360 --> 0:02:37.400 of an agreement this morning at one o'clock. Can you 0:02:37.440 --> 0:02:40.400 tell the American people as we sit here about twelve 0:02:40.520 --> 0:02:43.840 ten pm on Thursday afternoon, what is the status the 0:02:43.840 --> 0:02:46.560 HEMP and CBD in the state of Ohio at this point. 0:02:47.600 --> 0:02:50.200 Well, you know, earlier this year, we each had our bill. 0:02:50.320 --> 0:02:52.320 We didn't agree to it, so we decided to go 0:02:52.360 --> 0:02:55.680 to conference committee. I was chair of the Conference committee, 0:02:55.720 --> 0:02:59.600 and you know, the Senate adjourned for the night, and 0:02:59.639 --> 0:03:01.880 then I was about to walk out the door and 0:03:01.919 --> 0:03:03.600 they said, hold on, I think we got a deal. 0:03:03.680 --> 0:03:10.560 And that was about nine thirty, and I called the 0:03:10.560 --> 0:03:14.200 committee of eleven thirty and we finished about twelve fifteen. 0:03:15.400 --> 0:03:19.480 We had the agreement. The House went to the floor 0:03:20.520 --> 0:03:24.760 right after that and voted. They were done about one fifteen, 0:03:24.840 --> 0:03:28.880 one thirty, and the Senate doesn't have another session for 0:03:28.880 --> 0:03:32.360 a couple of weeks. But I am sure that the 0:03:32.400 --> 0:03:35.880 Senate will honor our agreement and vote to pass the 0:03:35.920 --> 0:03:38.760 exact same thing that the House did last night. 0:03:38.960 --> 0:03:39.240 Hie. 0:03:39.280 --> 0:03:43.839 So as of one thirty am this morning, about nine 0:03:43.840 --> 0:03:47.040 ten hours ago, the deal is struck. But you and 0:03:47.080 --> 0:03:49.080 the Senate were out of session. You're going to come 0:03:49.080 --> 0:03:51.760 back into session and you're telling me the deal you're 0:03:51.760 --> 0:03:54.440 about to announce is going to be. It's going to 0:03:54.560 --> 0:03:56.480 pass in about two weeks. Is that correct? 0:03:57.760 --> 0:03:59.920 I believe so the governor will have to sign it 0:04:00.120 --> 0:04:03.040 to have this ability to line item veto because there's 0:04:03.080 --> 0:04:03.960 some money into it. 0:04:04.000 --> 0:04:08.680 But I am sure that. 0:04:07.560 --> 0:04:09.400 We have the votes in the Senate to pass it 0:04:09.480 --> 0:04:11.640 to Mullana the agreement that we have at the House. 0:04:11.920 --> 0:04:14.760 So Tony Benner wants to know what is the deal? 0:04:14.800 --> 0:04:16.960 Am I write down the deal? Give me one, two, three, 0:04:16.960 --> 0:04:18.000 and four. What's the deal? 0:04:18.960 --> 0:04:22.720 Well, there was one was on marijuana. We cleaned up 0:04:22.760 --> 0:04:26.839 some things. They'll still be allowed to have twelve plants, 0:04:26.960 --> 0:04:29.840 but we cleaned some things up from issue too was 0:04:30.120 --> 0:04:33.799 the first part. The second part was in ninety days 0:04:33.800 --> 0:04:38.800 after the the bill as signed, all gummies edibles will 0:04:38.839 --> 0:04:41.479 be illegal in the state of Ohio. And that is 0:04:41.480 --> 0:04:43.760 something that you know that and you've talked to Mike d. 0:04:43.800 --> 0:04:47.719 Whine about kids are getting that, So that will all 0:04:47.760 --> 0:04:53.400 be illegal. We will continue to allow beverages at five milligrams, 0:04:53.440 --> 0:04:55.280 which is a reasonable amount. 0:04:56.480 --> 0:04:58.000 For this year. 0:04:58.160 --> 0:05:00.320 And if the Feds come back and say, you know, 0:05:00.400 --> 0:05:03.600 you're allowed to keep beverages and do that, we have 0:05:03.640 --> 0:05:05.839 an agreement with the House and Senate that we will 0:05:07.560 --> 0:05:12.599 have discussions and make proper regulations with proper restrictions and 0:05:12.640 --> 0:05:16.599 proper taxation in the future. But didn't have time to 0:05:16.600 --> 0:05:18.880 get that last, but you can continue to get those 0:05:18.920 --> 0:05:23.320 and we will allow places like ryan Geist in Cincinnati 0:05:24.160 --> 0:05:27.640 if you can manufacture at a higherli level, but you 0:05:27.720 --> 0:05:30.520 got to sell that stuff out of state if other 0:05:30.560 --> 0:05:31.279 states allow it. 0:05:31.640 --> 0:05:34.359 So that the major part is ninety days after the 0:05:34.360 --> 0:05:36.520 bill is signed, which is two to three weeks from now, 0:05:37.120 --> 0:05:39.880 all gummies and edibles in the state of high will 0:05:39.920 --> 0:05:40.719 be illegal. 0:05:40.960 --> 0:05:41.599 Is that correct? 0:05:42.800 --> 0:05:46.599 Yes, if they have anything over zero point four milligrams 0:05:46.600 --> 0:05:49.560 which is very little and not intoxicating. 0:05:49.960 --> 0:05:51.360 If it's above that, it's illegal. 0:05:51.560 --> 0:05:55.880 So the gummies below that are legal because they're not intoxicating. 0:05:55.920 --> 0:05:59.000 Of course, the reason you take them is because they're intoxicating. 0:05:59.520 --> 0:06:02.640 You don't take because they're not intoxicating. He's taken because 0:06:02.680 --> 0:06:06.080 they're intoxicating. And so essentially, by having a very low 0:06:06.160 --> 0:06:09.839 level of THC, the purpose of the gummies and edibles 0:06:09.920 --> 0:06:12.800 is to have intoxicating effect or some effect, but the 0:06:12.920 --> 0:06:16.599 level will be so low wellot and essentially, unless you 0:06:16.640 --> 0:06:20.000 want to manufacture below point oh four, there will be 0:06:20.000 --> 0:06:23.400 no gummies or edibles legal in Ohio beginning in about 0:06:23.720 --> 0:06:24.760 ninety or so days. 0:06:24.880 --> 0:06:25.480 Is that correct? 0:06:25.560 --> 0:06:27.800 There are some yes, there are some people that like 0:06:27.880 --> 0:06:31.560 the low level THHC because it also has the CBD 0:06:31.839 --> 0:06:35.440 xtra dials and other things in there that helps them 0:06:35.480 --> 0:06:38.880 sleep and in things like that. And you know, another 0:06:38.920 --> 0:06:41.640 big thing that was in this bill is you know 0:06:41.680 --> 0:06:46.479 there's a ten percent tax and thirty six percent of 0:06:46.480 --> 0:06:49.039 that will go back to the locals of the jurisdictions 0:06:49.080 --> 0:06:52.880 where the dispensaries are. The ballot initiative did not have 0:06:52.960 --> 0:06:55.120 a way for the state to actually give you give 0:06:55.160 --> 0:06:58.359 them the money, and we did that in this bill. 0:06:58.800 --> 0:07:04.120 So we've we've honored you know, the ballot initiae of 0:07:04.360 --> 0:07:07.600 wording that says you'll get thirty six percent of that 0:07:07.640 --> 0:07:09.800 ten percent. And that's going to make a lot of places, 0:07:10.560 --> 0:07:13.240 especially places where there's a bunch of dispensaries like the 0:07:13.240 --> 0:07:14.680 City of Cincinnati. 0:07:14.280 --> 0:07:16.360 And I And it'll make the City of Cincinnati happy. 0:07:16.360 --> 0:07:17.840 They'll get more money. Is that correct? 0:07:19.160 --> 0:07:22.600 That is is wherever the dispensary is, that jurisdictions will 0:07:22.600 --> 0:07:25.680 get there thirty six percent of the ten percent tax. 0:07:26.200 --> 0:07:28.520 Now, I'm not going to this next point, which is 0:07:28.560 --> 0:07:33.040 beverages have to have a very low, very low hemp drinks. 0:07:33.080 --> 0:07:36.040 Beverages have to have a very low THC Is that correct? 0:07:36.440 --> 0:07:36.880 Very low? 0:07:37.120 --> 0:07:41.440 That is five milligramts for twelve ounces. You know, I've 0:07:41.440 --> 0:07:44.320 seen these things around the country where you know, a 0:07:44.400 --> 0:07:48.480 twelve ounce can, I think to me and use one drink. Well, 0:07:48.520 --> 0:07:51.960 they'll they'll have twelve lines at can and say each 0:07:52.280 --> 0:07:56.520 line is a serving, so and that's twelve ounce. 0:07:56.560 --> 0:07:57.880 Can they consider. 0:07:57.680 --> 0:08:02.840 Twelve servings at five milligrams? That's sixty milligrams? Right? You 0:08:03.600 --> 0:08:06.520 wouldn't be able to stand up at sixty milligrams, so 0:08:07.440 --> 0:08:12.520 five milligrams to me, it's probably parallel to a twelve 0:08:12.560 --> 0:08:13.040 ounce spear. 0:08:13.320 --> 0:08:16.840 So Ryan guys fifty West right now are selling these 0:08:17.520 --> 0:08:22.200 Hampton Feud beverages much above five milligrams, correct, A lot 0:08:22.240 --> 0:08:24.000 more than that is currently being sold. 0:08:24.320 --> 0:08:28.560 Correct. I don't know how much what they are. They 0:08:28.640 --> 0:08:29.720 can do that now. 0:08:30.040 --> 0:08:34.800 I know that other states allow for tens, fifteens, and twenties, 0:08:36.360 --> 0:08:39.640 so I can't say what they're doing now, but my 0:08:39.800 --> 0:08:43.960 understanding is probably at least tennis is also a popular 0:08:44.040 --> 0:08:44.840 drink in Ohio. 0:08:44.920 --> 0:08:49.359 So, and what's the purpose of the litigation of this legislation? 0:08:49.480 --> 0:08:52.679 What's the purpose Because some of the Ryan geist in 0:08:52.760 --> 0:08:55.920 the fifty West are not happy about government getting involved. 0:08:55.960 --> 0:08:58.439 They want the consumer to decide what to do. So 0:08:58.480 --> 0:09:00.720 what's the argument that needs to be limited to such 0:09:00.720 --> 0:09:02.800 a low amount that you might you don't get a buzz. 0:09:03.040 --> 0:09:05.040 The idea, I think is to get a buzz. I 0:09:05.080 --> 0:09:07.920 think that's the purpose. I think the purpose of drinking 0:09:07.960 --> 0:09:10.319 alcohol is to get a buzz. I think the purpose 0:09:10.360 --> 0:09:13.120 of these hemp infused drinks is take the place of 0:09:13.160 --> 0:09:15.840 the buzz caused by alcohol. And so, what is the 0:09:15.920 --> 0:09:19.120 governmental interest in having shall I say little or no 0:09:19.280 --> 0:09:21.400 buzz as opposed a more buzz. 0:09:23.120 --> 0:09:24.400 I would say that. 0:09:26.480 --> 0:09:30.120 One the five metogram is probably equal to one twelve 0:09:30.200 --> 0:09:30.920 ounce bud lock. 0:09:31.280 --> 0:09:31.920 So you're right. 0:09:32.040 --> 0:09:33.360 With one of them, you are not going to get 0:09:33.400 --> 0:09:37.920 a buzz, but three four you will get a buzz. 0:09:38.200 --> 0:09:39.880 And so it's a. 0:09:39.840 --> 0:09:44.320 Reasonable you know, maybe one or two you're feeling good, 0:09:44.320 --> 0:09:48.400 and maybe that's the objective of the consumer, but it'll 0:09:48.480 --> 0:09:51.880 it'll still get you impaired if you drink too much 0:09:51.920 --> 0:09:52.080 of it. 0:09:52.240 --> 0:09:54.640 All right, Now, as far as Delta eight, I know 0:09:54.760 --> 0:09:57.240 the governor and you were concerned about teenage boys and 0:09:57.280 --> 0:10:00.719 girls going into a convenience store buying Delta eight products. 0:10:00.880 --> 0:10:03.439 What's the status of that as far as the age 0:10:03.480 --> 0:10:04.320 limit and the amount. 0:10:05.360 --> 0:10:10.720 In ninety days, it'll be totally illegal for adults, younger people, 0:10:10.920 --> 0:10:16.280 anybody if it's above that small amount. So we're going 0:10:16.360 --> 0:10:19.679 to get rid of all of it. You can still 0:10:19.720 --> 0:10:23.400 get some lotions and creams that people put on for 0:10:23.440 --> 0:10:28.440 their arthritis, but essentially we'll do away with it because 0:10:28.440 --> 0:10:31.880 it's a lot of it's stuff that comes from China 0:10:33.320 --> 0:10:35.960 and kids have been able to get it for a 0:10:36.000 --> 0:10:38.960 while and advertise to them and in this bill, it'll 0:10:39.360 --> 0:10:42.200 cut out all advertising to children. It has to be 0:10:42.200 --> 0:10:46.080 approved by the Marijuana Commission before they could do anything. 0:10:46.280 --> 0:10:49.440 So a teenage boy or girl going in the convenience 0:10:49.480 --> 0:10:52.920 store to buy Delta eight and ninety days will be illegal, 0:10:54.120 --> 0:10:56.360 that's correct, And you have to be twenty is it 0:10:56.400 --> 0:10:56.880 twenty one? 0:10:56.960 --> 0:10:58.120 Is that the age. 0:10:58.800 --> 0:11:01.520 Twenty one for the beverages and it can only be 0:11:01.600 --> 0:11:05.720 sold at current places that have a liquor license or 0:11:06.200 --> 0:11:08.400 a bar that has a liquor license, the only place 0:11:08.400 --> 0:11:09.520 you'll be able to get it. 0:11:09.840 --> 0:11:13.720 Senator Steve Huffin, what's the interaction now of the federal legislation? 0:11:14.080 --> 0:11:17.840 There's another provision this from our conversation this morning about 0:11:18.080 --> 0:11:20.840 that if the Feds I don't know, but Senator Mitch 0:11:20.880 --> 0:11:24.520 McConnell of Kentucky is all exercised along with Ryan Paul 0:11:24.920 --> 0:11:26.960 about the hemp farmers are going to be hit by 0:11:27.000 --> 0:11:30.520 the bill in Washington which they basically eliminate all of it. 0:11:30.880 --> 0:11:34.640 And so, what's the interaction between your bill, which is 0:11:34.679 --> 0:11:37.160 going to become long about ninety days or so, as 0:11:37.200 --> 0:11:39.760 opposed to the federal piece of legislation. 0:11:40.840 --> 0:11:41.320 Hard bill? 0:11:41.520 --> 0:11:44.800 Pretty much marrors it. We increase the timeline on the 0:11:44.840 --> 0:11:50.600 gummies and edibles. But there's many people in Columbus, in 0:11:50.679 --> 0:11:53.720 the industry in Washington believes that the federal government in 0:11:53.760 --> 0:11:56.920 the next year will come back and say, hold on, 0:11:57.640 --> 0:12:02.560 here's the regulations for you know, the limits on THHC 0:12:02.640 --> 0:12:06.720 and hemp in beverages and other things, and then the 0:12:06.880 --> 0:12:11.040 states would be able to regulate it however they want 0:12:11.640 --> 0:12:14.719 with those guidelines, is what people think. Some states will 0:12:14.760 --> 0:12:17.120 just say nope, I don't want any of it. Other 0:12:17.200 --> 0:12:20.679 states will say, you know, we'll take even more restrictions 0:12:20.800 --> 0:12:23.240 or you know, or follow the federal law. 0:12:23.720 --> 0:12:26.040 And so if the Feds change it, then you and 0:12:26.080 --> 0:12:27.120 Columbus will change it. 0:12:27.160 --> 0:12:28.520 Also, is that correct? 0:12:29.800 --> 0:12:32.720 The House in the sent has an agreement that we 0:12:32.800 --> 0:12:37.720 will do our best to come to an agreement to 0:12:37.360 --> 0:12:41.440 to most likely preserve only the best. We only have 0:12:41.480 --> 0:12:46.199 an agreement to try to preserve long term the beverages 0:12:46.640 --> 0:12:48.160 and not the other stuff. 0:12:48.000 --> 0:12:51.920 And beverages at a very low level. Now, Thirdly, I'm 0:12:52.679 --> 0:12:55.840 I have a belief that marijuana is in like thirty 0:12:55.880 --> 0:12:59.920 six or thirty seven states. The selling, manufacturing, the grow, 0:13:00.520 --> 0:13:03.880 the processing of marijuana is all over the country. It's 0:13:03.920 --> 0:13:07.240 also true that the FEDS consider marijuana to be a 0:13:07.280 --> 0:13:10.800 Schedule one. The FEDS consider it to be similar to 0:13:10.880 --> 0:13:14.839 cocaine or methamphetamine, and there seems to be no appetite 0:13:14.880 --> 0:13:18.320 in Washington to make that a Schedule three because the 0:13:18.360 --> 0:13:21.959 Trumpster are many Republicans don't think Many Republicans don't think 0:13:21.960 --> 0:13:24.760 marijuana should be grown anyway or used by anybodies. So, 0:13:24.960 --> 0:13:31.160 assuming that marijuana federally is a Schedule one narcotic which 0:13:31.200 --> 0:13:34.679 carries severe penalties, is it an anomaly in the law 0:13:34.760 --> 0:13:39.760 that Ohio in many other states permit the growing, processing, 0:13:39.840 --> 0:13:43.679 and sell selling of marijuana to millions of people even 0:13:43.720 --> 0:13:47.199 though it's against federal law. Is that correct? 0:13:48.000 --> 0:13:50.640 It's a joke. It's a failure of the federal government. 0:13:51.160 --> 0:13:55.800 It's you know, don't look behind the curtain and do anything, 0:13:55.840 --> 0:13:58.120 and we're going to let you do that, but we 0:13:58.559 --> 0:14:01.200 won't let you do banking because as if that's the 0:14:01.240 --> 0:14:03.080 federal we will let you cross. 0:14:03.480 --> 0:14:05.640 It's illegal to cross the state. 0:14:05.400 --> 0:14:09.760 Lines from Ohio and marijuana to Michigan marijuana. And it's stupid. 0:14:09.840 --> 0:14:13.880 They need to come with a Scheduled three drug. And 0:14:13.920 --> 0:14:17.080 the other thing it does is medical research. Let's put 0:14:17.120 --> 0:14:19.320 it out there and let places like a High State 0:14:19.400 --> 0:14:22.640 and you see do research and say this is good 0:14:22.760 --> 0:14:27.000 and it helps migraines, it helps post traumatic stress, or 0:14:27.040 --> 0:14:29.680 it doesn't. But we can't do that research as long 0:14:29.720 --> 0:14:33.240 as it's a scheduled one drug and thirty six or 0:14:33.280 --> 0:14:37.800 whatever states have it. If we have good regulations but 0:14:37.960 --> 0:14:41.280 be able to do research and have some other framework 0:14:41.320 --> 0:14:42.640 would certainly help chimes. 0:14:42.680 --> 0:14:44.120 We sit here Thursday afternoon. 0:14:44.920 --> 0:14:48.280 A Kentucky in that drives from Boone County to Hamlety 0:14:48.280 --> 0:14:51.360 County to buy marijuana here and then take it back 0:14:51.400 --> 0:14:54.080 to Boone County is committing a federal criminal offense. 0:14:56.240 --> 0:14:57.000 That is correct. 0:14:57.520 --> 0:14:59.360 And all these marijuana. 0:14:58.800 --> 0:15:04.239 Farmers in OHI and processors that's growing marijuana, processing marijuana, 0:15:04.280 --> 0:15:08.720 and selling marijuana are all committing federal criminal offenses. 0:15:10.720 --> 0:15:11.600 That is correct too. 0:15:13.320 --> 0:15:16.720 So why don't the Feds enforce it? One might ask. 0:15:18.960 --> 0:15:22.240 You know, this is multiple administrations for years that have 0:15:22.440 --> 0:15:28.000 that that haven't and that's their policy. It's it's just 0:15:28.320 --> 0:15:31.520 they they should do something about it, and they won't. 0:15:31.760 --> 0:15:34.760 I've talked to Euston, I've talked to Senator Speaker of 0:15:34.800 --> 0:15:37.720 the House. Uh, there's no appetite to take the issue 0:15:37.720 --> 0:15:40.280 on it all because they're saying, Okay, we got there, 0:15:40.720 --> 0:15:44.320 we got on the books. These federal criminal statutes about 0:15:44.360 --> 0:15:47.840 marijuana use similar to growing poppy seeds, are similar to 0:15:47.920 --> 0:15:51.560 manufacturing methamphetamine. Marijuana's in the same category as in the 0:15:51.640 --> 0:15:54.080 other ones. But wink, wink, nod, nod, we're not going 0:15:54.120 --> 0:15:57.280 to force federal criminal statutes, which I don't understand. 0:15:58.040 --> 0:16:01.640 Well, you know, I don't understand that. But you know, 0:16:02.560 --> 0:16:06.480 we were both against the ballot initiative and twenty three 0:16:06.520 --> 0:16:09.320 and it happened, and here it is. But we've also 0:16:09.400 --> 0:16:12.640 talked about the good part of it. We took a 0:16:12.880 --> 0:16:15.200 you know, it's a billion dollar the recreation will be 0:16:15.240 --> 0:16:17.720 a billion dollar industry in twenty twenty five in just 0:16:17.760 --> 0:16:21.720 the state of Ohio. We took a billion dollars away 0:16:21.760 --> 0:16:25.680 from drug dealers, yep, a billion dollars, and we had 0:16:25.760 --> 0:16:31.880 including one hundred or one hundred million that we taxed 0:16:31.880 --> 0:16:35.360 that we can put the good use to treat drug 0:16:35.400 --> 0:16:39.960 addiction and police enforcement and other things like that. So 0:16:40.040 --> 0:16:42.200 there was some good out of the ballot initiatives we've 0:16:42.200 --> 0:16:46.280 talked about before, but the federal government could probably get 0:16:46.280 --> 0:16:49.320 in on some of that tax stuff, but they have 0:16:49.400 --> 0:16:50.040 chose not to. 0:16:51.120 --> 0:16:54.480 Multiple Republican Democrats, they don't want to touch it. And 0:16:54.560 --> 0:16:58.600 so those the State of ohiores participating in an illegal 0:16:58.680 --> 0:17:01.840 criminal syndicate for the selling of illegal drugs federally and 0:17:01.920 --> 0:17:05.400 benefiting from it. And I'm going, well, something's wrong here, 0:17:05.480 --> 0:17:08.000 all right, Well, Senator Steve Hoffman, I know you've been 0:17:08.040 --> 0:17:09.879 working hard of this. At one am, there was no 0:17:10.000 --> 0:17:12.119 deal this morning at one thirty, there was a deal 0:17:12.480 --> 0:17:14.400 in ninety days. All that is going to become effective 0:17:14.400 --> 0:17:16.880 once the governor signs it. We'll see what happens down 0:17:16.880 --> 0:17:19.840 the road. And Senator have a great Thanksgiving with their family, 0:17:20.160 --> 0:17:22.040 and God bless you and God bless America. 0:17:22.160 --> 0:17:23.160 Senator, thank you very. 0:17:23.119 --> 0:17:25.480 Much, you take care, Thanks for having me. 0:17:25.520 --> 0:17:30.680 God bless you all. Let's continue with more unbelievable and 0:17:30.840 --> 0:17:33.080 the Feds don't touch it. But it's illegal, but the 0:17:33.200 --> 0:17:35.639 state of Ohio, thirty six other states benefit from it. 0:17:35.880 --> 0:17:38.200 And if you drive from Kentucky to Ohio, Ohio to 0:17:38.240 --> 0:17:41.440 Michigan back and forth, you're transporting a schedule one narcotic 0:17:41.480 --> 0:17:45.080 across state lines. Twenty years in jail. But we're not 0:17:45.119 --> 0:17:49.240 going to enforce it. Bill Cunningham, News Radio seven hundred 0:17:49.480 --> 0:17:56.400 WW all right, Dave Keaton hit the music. I think 0:17:56.480 --> 0:17:59.920 there's a good probability that Joe Burrow is going to 0:18:00.240 --> 0:18:04.560 quarterback for the Bengals on Sunday against the Patriots. It's 0:18:04.600 --> 0:18:08.160 a crisis. He appears to be playing Joe Flaccoo didn't 0:18:08.160 --> 0:18:11.600 take snaps. Jake the Snake Browning didn't take snaps? Is 0:18:11.640 --> 0:18:15.760 Shoe Burrow? And this Morning with Tom Brennaman, of course 0:18:15.840 --> 0:18:18.200 Zach Taylor beat around the bush a little bit without 0:18:18.240 --> 0:18:21.240 saying so. But we'll see what the next few days bring, 0:18:21.920 --> 0:18:24.680 see what happens that would be a positive. God knows 0:18:24.720 --> 0:18:29.439 our community and professional sports need a positive. So the 0:18:29.520 --> 0:18:32.240 last conversation I just had with you and Senator Huffman 0:18:32.760 --> 0:18:35.439 kind of laid out what's going on. It's kind of, 0:18:35.520 --> 0:18:39.280 may I say, use the term absurd that the FEDS 0:18:39.880 --> 0:18:42.760 consider marijuana to be the same as cocaine and heroin. 0:18:43.600 --> 0:18:46.480 That's someone living in Kenton County would drive across the 0:18:47.400 --> 0:18:51.920 Brent Spence Bridge or the Suspension Bridge and buy marijuana 0:18:51.960 --> 0:18:55.639 here because you can't buy it except medically in Kentucky, 0:18:55.720 --> 0:18:58.440 and then driving across the river. It's the same as 0:18:58.480 --> 0:19:02.720 buying heroin or cocaine, which of course medically it is not. 0:19:03.359 --> 0:19:05.040 But that's what the law says. 0:19:05.480 --> 0:19:05.720 To me. 0:19:05.800 --> 0:19:09.160 It's absurd when I speak to the FEDS about correcting 0:19:09.600 --> 0:19:13.399 putting marijuana as the Schedule three, which is currently as 0:19:13.400 --> 0:19:17.080 the Schedule one with the worst drugs, imaginable eyes glaze over. 0:19:17.600 --> 0:19:20.200 When I asked a Senator Bernie Marino or Jade Vance 0:19:20.320 --> 0:19:22.240 or John used It about it, he said, there's no 0:19:22.280 --> 0:19:26.119 appetite here to change anything. There's a chunk of politicians 0:19:26.520 --> 0:19:31.600 and also Americans who don't want availability of marijuana anywhere 0:19:31.680 --> 0:19:35.720 at any point for any reason. There's another chunk that says, 0:19:35.720 --> 0:19:38.600 you know, marijuana is an adult use of a product 0:19:38.840 --> 0:19:42.040 that comes out of the earth, and it's not much 0:19:42.359 --> 0:19:46.679 better or worse than alcohol, and as a consequence, we 0:19:46.720 --> 0:19:49.440 ought to regulate it. I'm kind of in that category. 0:19:49.840 --> 0:19:53.400 Then there's others who claim that marijuana should be available 0:19:53.480 --> 0:19:56.679 to all people, all the time, in all circumstances. So 0:19:56.760 --> 0:19:59.840 you put those three together, and that not much happens 0:19:59.840 --> 0:20:05.240 in Washington whatsoever. So all I can say is that 0:20:05.560 --> 0:20:07.520 I don't know what's going to happen. Federally, it is 0:20:07.600 --> 0:20:12.600 illegal for you to possess marijuana in the state of Ohio, Kentucky, 0:20:12.640 --> 0:20:16.960 Indiana because it's against federal law. However, the federal laws 0:20:16.960 --> 0:20:20.080 are not enforced when it comes to marijuana. By wink wink. No, 0:20:20.320 --> 0:20:23.479 not a gentleman's agreement. They've told that the fifty states 0:20:23.480 --> 0:20:25.679 go what you do, what you want to do, and 0:20:25.720 --> 0:20:27.560 we're not going to enforce the law. Why have a 0:20:27.640 --> 0:20:30.719 law on the books unless it's enforced, especially if it's 0:20:30.760 --> 0:20:34.240 a federal criminal statute. And I don't get good answers 0:20:34.280 --> 0:20:35.919 from anyone as to why that's the case. 0:20:36.320 --> 0:20:37.440 In OHIOO it's say. 0:20:37.400 --> 0:20:41.000 One billion dollar annual industry that generates about one hundred 0:20:41.000 --> 0:20:44.960 million dollars in taxes plus thousands of jobs, and so 0:20:45.880 --> 0:20:48.680 Ohio is in better shape than other states. In California, 0:20:48.720 --> 0:20:51.560 for example, they thought they would have tax revenues at 0:20:51.600 --> 0:20:54.800 three billion dollars a year, but because of the non 0:20:54.960 --> 0:20:59.320 enforcement of the of the drug statutes and the marijuana 0:20:59.359 --> 0:21:03.880 production illegals in California that the illegal market is much 0:21:03.920 --> 0:21:08.080 lower than the legal market. So people knowing that they 0:21:08.119 --> 0:21:11.679 can buy marijuana from your friendly neighborhood drug dealer, is 0:21:11.720 --> 0:21:13.720 going to do it when the price is fifty percent 0:21:13.800 --> 0:21:17.080 of the authorized one. And so all I know is 0:21:17.359 --> 0:21:20.400 this is all strewed up and it's as clear as mud. 0:21:20.640 --> 0:21:23.520 So when the Feds passed a few days ago the 0:21:23.560 --> 0:21:27.120 Continuing Resolution had a provision that got rid of all 0:21:27.160 --> 0:21:31.440 the hemp and fused products CBDs in cans for example, 0:21:31.520 --> 0:21:34.360 got rid of all that. And you have everyone one 0:21:34.440 --> 0:21:37.240 year to get rid of their inventory. Now you just 0:21:37.320 --> 0:21:43.439 search Senator Huffman talk about well, we understand that, however, 0:21:43.520 --> 0:21:45.760 it might be less than this state, might be more. 0:21:45.800 --> 0:21:46.280 We don't know. 0:21:47.280 --> 0:21:51.520 So I don't know what Ryan geister fifty West does 0:21:51.680 --> 0:21:55.960 when they're in violation of federal law and maybe maybe 0:21:55.960 --> 0:21:59.639 not in violation of state law. Not sure, And we 0:21:59.680 --> 0:22:02.760