New Ohio Law Banning Intoxicating Hemp Products, THC, CBD Beverages Took Effect March 20

The changes made by Republican state lawmakers to Ohio's voter-passed weed law has now taken effect, including new criminal charges, along with the state’s new intoxicating hemp ban — which includes THC and CBD beverages.

Ohio Senate Bill 56 became law March 20, 2026, after Ohioans for Cannabis Choice failed to get enough signatures to get a referendum on the November ballot for voters to block the law.

"Customers that seek our products out are often those very same customers that deal with stress, sleep, pain and anxiety, and they're not trying to get high," said Joey Ellwood, a hemp farmer in Tuscarawas County.

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