He Knew a Deadline Loomed on Selling THC Beverages, and Now He's Whining

In Dec. 189, 2025, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine line-item vetoed a part of Senate Bill 56 that would have allowed THC drinks to remain on shelves through the end of 2026. Instead it shorted the grace period to 90 days, meaning the restriction on selling intoxicating hemp and THC beverages took effect March 30.

Ben Capodagli, owner of Cappy's Taproom and Bottle Shop in Loveland, gambled that legal challenges would let him keep selling. That gamble paid off for six months. Now, he has to pull the remaining product from his shelves.

So he turned to WLWT in Cincinnati to complain.  "So we literally pulled off like, $7,000 worth of inventory Monday morning, you know, took it - (it's) sitting in the garage at my house, and at my other store we pulled out about $2 to $3,000 of inventory," Capodagli said.

He added, "We are just trying to blow out the rest because the people on the other lawsuit kind of expect that this is going to follow in the same manner."

What WLWT didn't report was one of the two lawsuits annouynced it hadn't collected enough signatures to block the law from taking effect.

And WLWT also failed report is that he had six additional months to use up existing inventory. Obviously, their reporter didn't ask that question.