COLUMBUS — A Republican state Senator who has been instrumental in the legislation that aims to regulate recreational marijuana and intoxicating hemp products said that lawmakers may come to an agreement before Thanksgiving.

State Sen. Steve Huffman, chairman of the Senate Health Committee and sponsor of Senate Bill 56 , said there may be some sticking points.

But he expects legislators will iron out their differences in a conference committee in the coming weeks. He expects he will be among those on the conference committee, which should be appointed soon.

“I hope that we can get together and get some resolution in the next couple of weeks before Thanksgiving. That would be my plan, but there’s some differences,” he said.

SB 56, which passed the Senate earlier this year, was inten

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