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.

The Ohio Senate voted 22-7 along party lines to approve the conference report on Senate Bill 56 on Tuesday, with Democrats arguing that the bill undermines the will of the voters who approved a ballot measure legalizing marijuana for adults age 21 and older.

While the bill’s hemp provisions largely mirror the recently passed federal law on hemp, S.B. 56 would allow hemp-derived THC beverages to be sold by state liquor permit holders. The “drinkable cannabinoid product” program would remain in effect until Dec. 31, 2026. Other than those beverages, all intoxicating hemp products current

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