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Expand Ohio state profile: citations, legal-step tables, recreational section

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Countries and states 1 file

Ohio countries/us/oh.yaml

segments › possession

An adult may possess up to 2.5 ounces of plant material, or 15 grams of extract, when it was bought at a licensed Ohio dispensary or grown at that adult's primary residence. Marijuana from anywhere else is outside that permission. Seeds, live plants and clones grown under the home-grow rule sit outside the 2.5-ounce cap.

segments › cultivation

Six plants per adult, twelve per household, at the adult's primary residence.

segments › enforcement

Nothing within the limits.[@1]

segments › sharing

An adult may give another adult up to 2.5 ounces of plant material, or 15 grams of extract … fer anywhere else, or for payment, is trafficking. Medical marijuana is outside this gift.[@1,2] [Ohio limited cannabis gifts to a private home or farm in 2026.](/history/ohio-gift-limits-2026/)

segments › consumption

Smoking, combustion and vaporising are limited to privately owned land used mainly as a home or a farm. A breach is a minor misdemeanour.[@1]

segments › access

Licensed shops since August 2024.[@4]

sources

Ohio State Moritz College of Law — Adult-use marijuana in Ohio, what you need to know 3 unchanged

segments › possession › text

An adult may possess up to 2.5 ounces of plant material, or 15 grams of extract, when it was bought at a licensed Ohio dispensary or grown at that adult's primary residence. Marijuana from anywhere else is outside that permission. Seeds, live plants and clones grown under the home-grow rule sit outside the 2.5-ounce cap.[@1,2]

segments › possession › currency

USD

segments › possession › penalties

upto 2.5 oz · treatment legal · note From a licensed dispensary or the adult's own home grow

segments › cultivation › text

Six plants per adult, twelve per household, at the adult's primary residence.[@1,2]

segments › cultivation › currency

USD

segments › cultivation › penalties

upto 6 plants · treatment legal · note Per adult; twelve per household

context › recreational › text

Voters approved Issue 2 in November 2023; licensed shops opened on 6 August 2024. Senate Bill 56, effective March 2026, tightened the gift rules to private homes and farms.[@4] [Ohio limited cannabis gifts to a private home or farm in 2026.](/history/ohio-gift-limits-2026/)

context › recreational › sources

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Code, design and documents 2 files

docs/research/expansion-2026-10-28-usa-2.md +10 −1
@@ -14,5 +14,14 @@ where the state differs, history/culture links, audit + review build per state,
 - Audit 0/0; review page verified.
 
-## oh — pending
+## oh (Ohio) — committed
+- Inline cites on all segments (statute 3796.221 + SB 56 analysis + NORML), legal-step tables
+  (possession 2.5oz licensed/home-grow; cultivation 6/household-12) — NORML bands stale
+  post-Issue-2, so no ladder invented; new `recreational` (Issue 2 Nov 2023, shops 6 Aug 2024
+  via OSU Moritz law page, SB 56 Mar 2026 gift limits with history link).
+- Incidental: scope-test accessor updated for the new table form; assertions unchanged.
+- Left: over-limit penalties unverified (not stated in file sources); Issue-2 history entry
+  missing (noted, not filled); no OH culture subject found.
+- Audit 0/0; review page verified.
+
 ## ga — pending
 ## nc — pending
scripts/history-scope.test.cjs +1 −1
@@ -359,5 +359,5 @@ test("Gandaki, Ohio gifts and Singapore resin thresholds follow the texts that w
   assert.match(oh.segments.sharing, /privately owned land/);
   assert.match(oh.segments.sharing, /15 grams of extract/);
-  assert.match(oh.segments.possession, /licensed Ohio dispensary/);
+  assert.match(oh.segments.possession.text ?? oh.segments.possession, /licensed Ohio dispensary/);
   assert.equal(gift.date, "2026-03-20");
   assert.equal(gift.subunit, "oh");
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