Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB611: Issue medical marijuana processor cultivation, dispensary license
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
To amend sections 3796.01 and 3796.21 and to enact section 3796.25 of the Revised Code to issue paired cultivator and dispensary licenses to certain medical marijuana processors.
What the bill says
To amend sections 3796.01 and 3796.21 and to enact section 3796.25 of the Revised Code to issue paired cultivator and dispensary licenses to certain medical marijuana processors.
From the amended text, June 10, 2026:
To amend sections 3796.01 and 3796.21 and to enact section 3796.25 of the Revised Code to issue paired cultivator and dispensary licenses to certain medical marijuana processors. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 3796.01 and 3796.21 be amended and section 3796.25 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 3796.01. (A) As used in this chapter: (1) "Marijuana" means marihuana as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Medical marijuana" means marijuana that is cultivated, processed, dispensed, tested, possessed, or used for a medical purpose in accordance with this chapter. "Medical marijuana" does not include adult-use marijuana or homegrown marijuana. (3) "Academic medical center" has the same meaning as in section 4731.297 of the Revised Code. (4) "Drug database" means the database established and maintained by the state board of pharmacy pursuant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code. (5) "Physician" means an individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (6) "Qualifying medical condition" means any of the following: (a) Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; (b) Alzheimer's disease; (c) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; (d) Cancer; (e) Chronic traumatic encephalopathy; (f) Crohn's disease; (g) Epilepsy or another seizure disorder; (h) Fibromyalgia; (i) Glaucoma; (j) Hepatitis C; …
Sponsors
- Jamie Callender (R, 57) · primary sponsor
- Brian Stewart (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Munira Abdullahi (D, 9)
- Cindy Abrams (R, 29)
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Juanita Brent (D, 18)
- Christine Cockley (D, 6)
- Tex Fischer (R, 59)
- Chris Glassburn (D, 15)
- Michele Grim (D, 43)
- Dani Isaacsohn (D, 24)
- Meredith Lawson-Rowe (D, 5)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (June 10, 2026): 87 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (June 10, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Commerce, Marijuana, Cannabis, and Hemp
Common questions
- What is HB611?
- HB611 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Issue medical marijuana processor cultivation, dispensary license.
- What does HB611 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 3796.01 and 3796.21 and to enact section 3796.25 of the Revised Code to issue paired cultivator and dispensary licenses to certain medical marijuana processors.
- What is the status of HB611?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB611?
- Jamie Callender (R, 57), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB611?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb611
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