Ohio · statute · Ohio Rev. Code ch. 928 · 10 active provisions
As used in this chapter: (A) "Container" means the innermost wrapping, packaging, or vessel in direct contact with a final hemp-derived cannabinoid product in which the final hemp-derived cannabinoid product is enclosed for retail sale to consumers, such as a jar, bottle, bag, box, packet, can, carton, or cartridge. "C…
(A)(1) The director of agriculture may establish a program to monitor and regulate hemp cultivation and shall establish a program to monitor and regulate hemp processing in this state. (2) If the director establishes a program to monitor and regulate hemp cultivation in this state and subsequently intends to transfer a…
The director of agriculture, in consultation with the governor and attorney general, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing standards and procedures for the regulation of hemp processing. The director also shall adopt such rules, in consultation with the governor and attorney…
(A) The superintendent of cannabis control, in consultation with the director of agriculture, shall establish the following lists for purposes of section 928.01 of the Revised Code: (1) Cannabinoids known to be capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant; (2) Tetrahydrocannabinol class cannabinoid…
(A) Except as authorized under division (A)(4) or (5) of section 928.02 of the Revised Code, no person shall cultivate hemp without a hemp cultivation license issued by the director of agriculture under this chapter, if the director implements a program to monitor and regulate hemp cultivation under division (A)(1) of…
(A) The director of agriculture shall issue a corrective action plan to any person that the director determines has negligently violated section 928.04 of the Revised Code. The director shall include in the corrective action plan both of the following: (1) A reasonable date by which the person shall correct the violati…
There is hereby created in the state treasury the hemp program fund. The fund shall consist of all fees collected under rules adopted under section 928.03 of the Revised Code; money appropriated to the fund; and any other money received from gifts or federal grants. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited…
(A) The director of agriculture may enter at reasonable times upon any public or private property at which hemp is being cultivated or processed for the purpose of determining compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. The director may apply for and any judge of an appropriate court of record may issue a…
The department of agriculture, in consultation and in cooperation with the Ohio investigative unit in the department of public safety, shall enforce this chapter. Last updated February 3, 2026 at 1:06 PM
(A) Whoever recklessly violates section 928.04 of the Revised Code is guilty of the following: (1) For a first offense, a minor misdemeanor ; (2) For each subsequent offense, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. The court shall order an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a third or subsequent offense ineli…