Ohio Senate Bill 56, explained.

Purchase limits

Daily purchase limits are counted in ounces and milligrams of THC, and the same daily limits apply to adult-use customers and medical patients. Per the Division of Cannabis Control, each customer can buy up to:

• 2.5 ounces of flower, and
• 15,000 mg of total THC across all other products — vapes, edibles, tinctures and more.

Registered medical patients can also buy in bulk — up to four days' supply in a single transaction. Caregivers can't buy in bulk. Read how these limits differ from what you can carry in our possession limits guide.

Potency caps

Senate Bill 56 lowered the maximum THC allowed in adult-use products:

• Extracts and concentrates, including vape oil: capped at 70% THC, down from 90%.
• Flower: capped at 35% THC.
• Edibles: adult-use edibles are limited to 10 mg of THC per serving. Medical patients have access to higher-dose edibles.

Products also can't be shaped or packaged in ways that appeal to children.

Transport rules for vehicles

Senate Bill 56 treats cannabis in a car much like an open container of alcohol:

• An opened container must go in the trunk — or, if there's no trunk, behind the last upright seat or in an area the driver and passengers don't normally use. Breaking this rule is a minor misdemeanor.
• Paraphernalia goes in the same place.
• Edibles stay in their original packaging when not in use.
• Transporting cannabis that wasn't bought or grown in Ohio is an offense.

Driving impaired is still illegal. See Ohio's cannabis DUI laws.

Ohio-only cannabis

Lawful possession in Ohio now only covers cannabis bought from an Ohio-licensed dispensary or grown legally at home in Ohio — up to 6 plants per adult and 12 per household. Cannabis bought in Michigan or any other state isn't legal to have in Ohio, and crossing state lines with cannabis is illegal under federal law.

Public use, vaping and rentals

• Public use: smoking, combusting or vaping cannabis in public is a minor misdemeanor. It's only allowed on privately owned residential or agricultural property.
• Rentals: landlords can ban smoking and vaping cannabis in the lease. Check yours before you use cannabis at home.
• Other places: no smoking or vaping cannabis in a home that operates as a childcare center, or in halfway houses and similar facilities.
• Vehicles: a passenger smoking or vaping while the vehicle is being driven commits a third-degree misdemeanor.

More in where you can use cannabis in Ohio.

The intoxicating hemp ban

Senate Bill 56 bans intoxicating hemp products outside licensed dispensaries. Any product with more than 0.4 mg of total THC per container is now marijuana under Ohio law. That takes hemp delta 8, hemp THC drinks and similar products off the shelves at gas stations, smoke shops and grocery stores. Read delta 8 in Ohio and THC drinks in Ohio.

Delivery: medical patients only, rules still to come

Senate Bill 56 allows home delivery for registered medical patients, once the Division of Cannabis Control writes the rules. Those rules aren't in place yet, so no Ohio dispensary can deliver today. There's no delivery for adult-use customers. Bloom is pickup and pre-order only — read more about cannabis delivery in Ohio.

What Senate Bill 56 means for medical patients

Registered patients keep several advantages over adult-use customers:

• No 10% adult-use excise tax.
• Bulk buying — up to four days' supply in one visit.
• Access to higher-dose edibles.
• Future eligibility for delivery.
• Legal protections in areas like professional licensing and custody that Senate Bill 56 removed for adult-use consumers.

Thinking about a card? See the Ohio medical marijuana card guide.

Shopping at Bloom under the new rules

Our budtenders at all seven Ohio stores — Akron, Athens, Massillon, Painesville Township, Seven Mile, South Columbus and West Columbus — can walk you through what Senate Bill 56 means for your order. North Columbus opens soon. Find your Bloom, or read the bill itself on the Ohio Legislature's website and the Division of Cannabis Control FAQ.

Legal notice. This guide is for general information, not legal advice. Ohio's cannabis laws can change at any time. Check current rules with the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control or ask a qualified attorney. Bloom only sells products from cultivators and processors licensed by the state of Ohio.