Marijuana Legalization

At the end of some years, lawmaking stretches into the early morning hours as legislators race to get bills to the finish line—the governor’s desk—before their terms end.

Goremade Pizza and Walking Distance Brewing Company are some of the first businesses that are explicitly telling customers they can smoke marijuana at their establishments.

You can use it and grow the plant, but you still can’t buy it.

Ohio State argued federal law restricting marijuana use supersedes a recently passed state law that legalizes weed because the university received federal funds.

With the Senate proposing big changes to the law created by Issue 2, Rep. Jamie Callender (R-Concord) is proposing his own plan to implement Ohio's new marijuana legalization statute.

The Ohio Senate is on board with Gov. Mike DeWine’s pitch to modify the recreational marijuana initiated statute quickly, prior to the first provisions taking effect Dec. 7

Sherrod Brown announced in a video on social media that he voted "yes" on Issues 1 and 2 in the 2023 General Election. JD Vance has left requests for comments unreturned for over a month on the topic.

Early in-person voting in Ohio for November's election begins next week. Partisans and advocates are working to get voters out to decide the fate of amendments regarding abortion rights and marijuana legalization for recreational use.

The study estimated the tax income based on comparisons with Colorado, Nevada, Michigan, Illinois, Washington and Oregon where adult marijuana use is legal.

Rep. Casey Weinstein said Republican leaders in Ohio pushed to delay a legal marijuana ballot initiative to avoid an uptick in voter turnout for the November election.