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Ohio Bill to Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products and Make Changes to Marijuana Law Goes to Gov. Mike DeWine
Senate Bill 56 restricts intoxicating hemp sales to licensed dispensaries, lowers marijuana potency limits, and maintains a 10% marijuana tax, following voter legalization in 2023.
- On Tuesday, the Ohio Senate sent Senate Bill 56 to Gov. Mike DeWine after a party-line 22-7 vote on new recreational marijuana and hemp rules.
- Federal action this month and the 2018 Farm Bill's loophole prompted Ohio lawmakers to move after Gov. Mike DeWine issued an Oct. 8 executive order to ban intoxicating hemp sales for 90 days.
- Under SB 56, sales of hemp-based items with more than 0.4 milligrams total THC are banned outside licensed marijuana dispensaries, and the bill criminalizes out-of-state marijuana possession while requiring original packaging.
- If signed before the new year, parts of SB 56 could take effect as soon as March, allowing the host community fund to disburse money and keeping five-milligram hemp-derived THC drinks legal through Dec. 31, 2026.
- Senate Democrats warned the bill reverses parts of Issue 2 and risks litigation, arguing SB 56 favors large operators over small business owners while legal challenges persist ahead of federal implementation next November.
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Senate sends governor bill banning intoxicating hemp, disbursing marijuana tax revenue
COLUMBUS — Legislation prohibiting the sale of most intoxicating hemp products from retail store shelves and making a number of changes to the adult-use marijuana law is on its way to the governor’s desk.
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Ohio Lawmakers Pass Bill To Roll Back Voter-Approved Marijuana Law And Impose Hemp Restrictions, Sending It To Governor
The Ohio Senate has voted to concur with a House-amended bill to scale back the state’s voter-approved marijuana law and ban the sale of hemp products that fall outside of a recently revised federal definition for the crop unless they’re sold at licensed cannabis dispensaries. The measure from Sen. Stephen Huffman (R) was substantively revised in the House last month, but the originating chamber voted 22-7 on Tuesday to accept those changes and …
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