US EditionMarijuana wins while hemp loses in Ohio House's passed bipartisan bill
The bill aims to restrict intoxicating hemp products and balance public safety with voter-approved marijuana access, with ongoing negotiations in the Ohio legislature.
- On Wednesday, the House advanced an amended Senate Bill 56 that narrows parts of the voter-approved marijuana law and creates a legal framework banning intoxicating hemp under the Division of Marijuana Control, sending the bill back to the Senate.
- Voter approval of recreational cannabis prompted lawmakers to revisit THC rules, with Governor Mike DeWine banning intoxicating hemp after retailers marketed it like marijuana, and House Finance Chair Brian Stewart calling it a child-safety measure.
- A key change would allow up to 400 licensed hemp retailers while protecting municipal tax shares and preserving home-grow rules with 36% of tax revenue routed to local governments that host dispensaries.
- Now the bill goes back to the Senate, which must decide to concur, ignore or send it to a conference committee, while McColley warned `some caucus members will have issues`. City spokesperson Tyler Sinclair said passage could deliver funds for public safety.
- Amid a pulled summer deal, negotiators now face renewed pressure from rival industries as Dakota Sawyer and Doug Strahm lobby the Senate against a $75,000 hemp license fee.
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Ohio Capital Journal
tiffinohio.netOhio House passes bill regulating intoxicating hemp products, changes state’s marijuana laws
Intoxicating hemp products and various candies at an Oct. 8, 2025 press conference. (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal). The Ohio House passed a bill Wednesday that will make changes to the state’s marijuana laws and add regulations to intoxicating hemp products. Ohio Senate Bill 56, which is in its 18th version, passed with a vote of 86-8. The bill heads back to the Senate for concurrence. GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE Four …
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