Marijuana

Supporters of Issue 2 are airing a new ad that says Ohio is losing tax revenues to Michigan because so many Buckeyes go to the state up north to buy marijuana.

More than 58% of respondents in the Ohio Pulse Poll said they support the amendment known as Issue 1, the reproductive rights amendment. More than 57% said they support Issue 2, which would legalize and regulate recreational marijuana for adults over 21.

The long lines that were present nearly everyday during early voting for the August special election did not materialize on the first day of early voting ahead of the November general election.

It's Election Day. WOSU's Ohio Voter Guide can help you to navigate the election, including information on how to vote, and information on Issues 1 and 2.

Ohio’s redistricting fight ended in a sudden bi-partisan fashion last week. We'll discuss this as well as the abortion rights and the marijuana legalization campaigns on the November ballot.

Gov. Mike DeWine is against the proposed marijuana legalization statute, but opponents say his arguments don't reflect current studies.

Political scientists weigh in on how having abortion rights and legal marijuana on the same statewide Ohio ballot this November might affect the outcome of both issues.

The law that would legalize, regulate and tax marijuana would appear on the fall ballot along with a constitutional amendment that would guarantee abortion access and reproductive rights in Ohio.

The group leading the effort to legalize and regulate marijuana says it has collected nearly 10 times the number of additional signatures it needed to put the issue before voters in November.

Ohio voters will vote on abortion rights in November but whether that will require 60% of the vote or a simple majority will be decided on August 8. On this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the latest polling and the pro-marijuana supporters racing to collect more signatures.