COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio lawmakers passed a bill early Thursday morning that would ban intoxicating hemp products and make changes to the state's marijuana laws.

The Ohio House of Representatives voted 52-34 to pass Senate Bill 56 , sending it to the Senate. Republicans Tim Barhorst, Thaddeus Claggett, Levi Dean, Jennifer Gross, Brian Lorenz, Jason Stephens, D.J. Swearingen, and Michelle Teska joined all present Democrats in voting against the bill around 1 a.m. Thursday morning.

The House vote took place after the bill was originally scheduled to go to conference committee Wednesday morning, but the meeting did not happen until just before midnight Wednesday.

State Sen. Bill DeMora, D-Columbus, offered about a dozen amendments during the conference committee, but none of them were ado

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