COLUMBUS, Ohio -- While Ohio legislators aimed to send intoxicating hemp regulations to Gov. Mike DeWine before the Thanksgiving holiday, lawmakers have fallen short.

The House voted 52-34 to pass Senate Bill 56 shortly after 1 a.m. on Thursday, after the bipartisan conference committee advanced it. The Senate, however, had already gone home by the time House members took their vote. The Senate plans to vote on the legislation on Dec. 9.

After the House approved its version of SB 56 last month, it initially appeared that conference committee members would reach an agreement. At the time, State Sen. Steve Huffman, one of the sponsors of the original SB 56, said he didn’t foresee any “insurmountable” differences between the conferees.

“I hope that we can get together and get some resolu

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