Ohio House passes bill regulating intoxicating hemp products, changes state’s marijuana laws

OG article by Megan Henry

October 23, 2025

The Ohio House passed Senate Bill 56 with bipartisan support (86-8 vote), introducing regulations for intoxicating hemp products including age restrictions, licensing limits, testing standards, and a 10% tax while also modifying state marijuana laws by reducing THC potency limits, capping dispensaries, prohibiting public smoking, and allowing expungement applications for low-level convictions, with the bill now returning to the Senate for concurrence.