HB 611 Ohio House · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Issue medical marijuana processor cultivation, dispensary license

HB 611 amends Ohio law to establish new licensing categories for medical marijuana cultivation facilities and dispensaries. The bill directly affects businesses seeking to operate in Ohio's medical marijuana program by creating specific pathways to obtain cultivation and dispensary licenses. Key provisions include updating existing code sections to define eligibility requirements, application processes, and operational standards for these licensed processors. This change streamlines the regulatory framework for medical marijuana businesses under Ohio's existing medical marijuana program.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Nov 25, 2025 Last action Jun 11, 2026

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As Introduced → As Passed by the House · 6 edits · Jun 10, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was rewritten to transition from issuing separate adult-use and medical licenses to creating a new 'paired cultivator' license for existing medical marijuana processors. This change allows these processors to cultivate and sell both medical and adult-use marijuana under a single license, streamlining operations and expanding the legal cannabis market.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from amending multiple existing sections to focus primarily on Section 3796.25, which establishes the new paired cultivator license and modifies Section 3796.01 to define key terms like 'medical marijuana' and 'adult-use marijuana'.

SCOPE

Introduced a new 'paired cultivator' license category that allows one entity to hold both cultivation and dispensary licenses, replacing the previous requirement for separate licenses.

ELIGIBILITY

Updated eligibility criteria to require applicants to be existing licensed processors who have not transferred control since December 7, 2023.

DEFINITION

Added extensive new definitions for terms such as 'medical marijuana', 'adult-use marijuana', 'homegrown marijuana', and 'licensed paired cultivator' to clarify legal distinctions.

REQUIREMENT

Established a maximum cultivation area of 5,000 square feet for paired cultivators, with provisions for potential expansions.

Removed previous requirements for issuing separate adult-use licenses to level I and II cultivators and processors.

TIMELINE

Set a new effective date of March 20, 2026, for the new definitions and licensing structure.

Floor votes · House Jun 11, 2026

How they voted

86–5

Passed

Total votes 91

Jun 11, 2026

D Democratic30

30 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican61

56 Yea 5 Nay

91% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jun 11, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (86-5)

house

Jun 11, 2026

Introduced

upper

Jun 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to committee

lower

Nov 25, 2025

Introduced

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors