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Ohio House passes bill to regulate adult-use marijuana, intoxicating hemp and certain beverages
Summary
By a vote of 87-8 on Oct. 21, 2025, the Ohio House passed Substitute Senate Bill 56, a comprehensive bill that implements portions of the 2023 voter-initiated law, creates licensing and consumer protections for intoxicating hemp products and drinkable cannabinoid beverages, preserves home cultivation and directs host-community funds.
Columbus — The Ohio House on Oct. 21, 2025, approved Substitute Senate Bill 56, a comprehensive package to regulate adult-use marijuana, intoxicating hemp products and certain drinkable cannabinoid products. The bill, which sponsors described as a bipartisan compromise, passed by recorded vote, 87-8.
Substitute Senate Bill 56 largely preserves core elements of the voter-approved Issue 2 initiated statute, sponsors said, including home cultivation for adults and regulated licensed dispensaries for adult-use marijuana. Representative Adam Stewart, a chief sponsor on the House side, said on the floor that “virtually everything that Ohioans can do today under the initiated statute will be just as legal after the passage of this bill.”
Key provisions described on the floor include:
- Preservation of home-grow rights (12 plants) and regulated adult-use dispensaries; the bill retains a host-community fund and a revenue…
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