Ohio might be on the verge of making home distilling legal—but federal law will still prohibit it.

A bill introduced in the Ohio Senate will attempt to legalize home alcohol distilling. Many hobby distillers buy distilling equipment and claim to only use it to make essential oils, while others even resort to contrivances like obtaining a federal permit to distill gasoline, “it’s a tough argument whether or not your fuel smells too good to be running your lawnmower.”

A handful of states—including Alaska, Arizona, Massachusetts, and Missouri—allow home distilling for personal consumption.

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