US EditionOhio House Passes Bill that Would Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products, Revise State's Marijuana Laws
The bill confines intoxicating hemp products to licensed dispensaries, caps THC levels, bans public smoking, and aims to distribute $100 million in tax revenue to local communities.
- The Ohio House of Representatives approved Ohio S.B. 56 in October, sending it to the Senate; the measure addresses intoxicating hemp, THC drinks, and marijuana law revisions.
- Federal changes, including a one-year implementation delay, follow Congress' vote to ban products with 0.4 milligrams THC per container while Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's 90-day executive order faces a TRO until Dec. 2.
- Policy details include reducing THC in adult-use marijuana extracts to 70%, capping adult-use marijuana flower at 35%, banning public smoking, directing 36% of excise taxes to municipalities with recreational dispensaries, and allowing temporary on-site THC beverage sales at bars and breweries until Dec. 31, 2026.
- Following the vote, lawmakers noted confining sales to licensed dispensaries could threaten small retailers like Meredith Farrow's Clean Remedies, and Sweeney warned, 'If passed and signed into law, we'll go back on what the people voted on.'
- The Ohio Senate will reconvene shortly after 9 p.m., and if the Senate concurs and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs before the new year, intoxicating hemp could take effect, pending federal delays.
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