The duo’s Cincinnati company, QC Infusion.
They attended a marijuana business conference the day after the failed November initiative from ResponsibleOhio. There, they got an idea: “We don’t have to wait another year for a ballot initiative,” Balzer said. “We can start producing something that’s derived from hemp.”
They’re biding their time, hoping Ohio lawmakers approve state legislation – House Bill 523 – or voters approve a constitutional amendment to allow sick Ohioans to use marijuana for medicine.