Ice Miller lawyer Greg May will be participating in a panel discussion titled "Ohio Legislative Update: What’s Changing, What’s Next, and What It Means for Operators" at the 2026 Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit. The firm is also sponsoring the event.

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About the Event:

OCHBS unites Ohio’s most influential cannabis leaders, innovators, and advocates to help shape the future of the industry and move the market forward. This is where brands come to build real relationships, create new partnerships, and connect directly with the decision-makers, professionals, and consumers driving cannabis growth across the Midwest. 

Panel Description:

Ohio's cannabis market is being actively reshaped by legislation, with SB 56 introducing changes that impact product availability, potency limits, and how cannabis is sold. This session focuses on what is happening right now at the state level, including how the ban on intoxicating hemp products, new potency caps, and evolving policy decisions are influencing operations in real time.

Attendees will take away: key legislative changes under SB 56 and how they impact operations today; how the hemp ban is shifting demand into licensed dispensaries; what new potency caps and product restrictions mean for product development and sales; where state-level decisions and local control create friction or opportunity; and what to watch as Ohio's regulatory framework evolves.

Speakers:

• Hirsh Jain, Founder, Ananda Strategy
• Emilie Ramach, Vice President, Business and Government Affairs, Beneleaves
• Greg May, Of Counsel, Ice Miller
• Eric Synenberg, Ohio State Representative (District 21), Ohio House of Representatives
• Dontavius L. Jarrells, Ohio State Representative (District 1), Ohio House of Representatives