Section 3796.06 | Forms of marijuana.

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• Effective: March 20, 2026
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly

(A) Only the following forms of medical marijuana may be dispensed under this chapter:

(1) Oils;

(2) Tinctures;

(3) Plant material;

(4) Edibles;

(5) Patches;

(6) Any other form approved by the division of marijuana control under section 3796.061 of the Revised Code.

(B) Only the following forms of adult-use marijuana may be dispensed under this chapter:

(1) Any form in which medical marijuana may be dispensed;

(2) Extracts;

(3) Drops;

(4) Lozenges;

(5) Smoking or combustible products;

(6) Vaporization products;

(7) Beverages;

(8) Pills;

(9) Capsules;

(10) Suppositories;

(11) Oral pouches;

(12) Oral strips;

(13) Oral and topical sprays;

(14) Salves;

(15) Lotions or similar cosmetic products;

(16) Inhalers;

(17) Seeds;

(18) Live plants;

(19) Clones;

(20) Pre-rolled products.

(C) With respect to the methods of using medical marijuana, adult-use marijuana and homegrown marijuana, all of the following apply:

(1) The smoking or combustion of medical marijuana is prohibited.

(2) No person shall knowingly consume adult-use marijuana or homegrown marijuana by smoking, combustion, or vaporization or knowingly consume medical marijuana by vaporization in any place other than privately owned real property that is used primarily for residential or agricultural purposes, including any dwellings, facilities, improvements, and appurtenances on such real property.

(3) No person shall knowingly smoke, combust, or vaporize marijuana in any of the following:

(a) A type A family child care home or type B family child care home, as those terms are defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code;

(b) A halfway house, community transitional housing facility, community residential center, or other similar facility licensed by the division of parole and community services under section 2967.14 of the Revised Code;

(c) A residential premises occupied pursuant to a rental agreement that prohibits the smoking, combustion, or vaporization of marijuana;

(d) A public place or place of employment, as those terms are defined in section 3794.01 of the Revised Code.

(4) The division may approve additional methods of using medical marijuana, other than smoking or combustion, under section 3796.061 of the Revised Code.

(D)(1) Any form or method of using adult-use marijuana or medical marijuana that is considered attractive to children, as specified in rules adopted by the division, is prohibited.

(2) Adult-use marijuana and medical marijuana shall not be dispensed or sold in a form or shape that bears the likeness or contains the characteristics of a realistic or fictional human, animal, or fruit, including artistic, caricature, or cartoon renderings.

(E)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (E)(3) of this section, the tetrahydrocannabinol content of medical marijuana dispensed or sold to patients or caregivers shall not exceed:

(a) Thirty-five per cent for plant material;

(b) Seventy per cent for extracts.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in division (E)(3) of this section, the tetrahydrocannabinol content of adult-use marijuana dispensed or sold to adult-use consumers shall not exceed:

(a) Thirty-five per cent for plant material;

(b) Seventy per cent for extracts.

(3) The division may adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, that do either or both of the following:

(a) Increase the tetrahyrdrocannabinol content limits for extracts prescribed in divisions (E)(1) and (2) of this section;

(b) Establish tetrahydrocannabinol content limits for adult-use and medical marijuana dispensed or sold under this chapter by content per serving or per package.

(F) No person shall knowingly give, sell, or distribute adult-use marijuana or homegrown marijuana to a person under twenty-one years of age.

(G) No person under the age of twenty one shall knowingly purchase, use, or possess adult-use marijuana or homegrown marijuana.

(H) An adult-use consumer, medical marijuana patient, or medical marijuana caregiver shall store edible adult-use and medical marijuana products in the original packaging at all times when the products are not actively in use.

Last updated March 13, 2026 at 1:33 PM

Available Versions of this Section

• September 8, 2016 – House Bill 523 - 131st General Assembly
• October 3, 2023 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
• March 20, 2026 – Amended by Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly