Ohio Republicans want to make major changes to marijuana law approved by voters
Senate Bill 56 increases the excise tax on adult-use marijuana to 15% and limits home grow, among other changes to the voter-approved law.
Ohio GOP lawmaker’s bill would upend voter-approved adult-use marijuana
An Ohio lawmaker introduced a bill that would raise adult-use marijuana sales taxes, limit home grows and prohibit social equity licenses.
Ohio Legislature shows contempt for voters and plans to tightly restrict the marijuana law: Today in Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Less than two years after Ohio voters approved recreational marijuana, Republican legislators are looking to tighten the rules. We’re talking about plants and sharing pot on Today in Ohio.
Ohio Republican Lawmakers Seek More Marijuana Taxes And Home Grow Limits
Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill to reform their state’s marijuana laws, increasing taxes on the substance and limiting personal cultivation.
How Ohio lawmakers are trying to change marijuana rules
Ohio lawmakers are working to rewrite the recreational marijuana law voters approved two years ago with a bill that proposes at least 44 major changes.
New Ohio bill looks to increase sales tax on recreational marijuana
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Senate Bill 56 is looking to increase the excise sales tax on recreational marijuana sales from 10% to 15%. Darius Walters, with Nar Reserve, a dispensary in downtown Columbus, said he can't imagine a higher tax.
Changes could be coming to recreational marijuana laws in Ohio
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Ohio lawmakers are considering changes to the state's recreational marijuana laws just months after legalization, with a new bill proposing to increase the excise tax and implement other restrictions.
GOP lawmakers move to scale back Ohio’s voter-passed recreational marijuana law: Capitol Letter
A new bill would make sweeping changes to how Ohio regulates recreational cannabis—including halving the number of home grow plants and eliminating all the social equity programs.
Despite mayoral veto, company behind proposed Grove City marijuana dispensary not giving up
The Ohio Cannabis Company is seeking to open a retail and medical marijuana dispensary in a building on Stringtown Road that has been home to China Bell restaurant for decades. The owner, Cathy Shyu, ...
Ohio Senate Republicans revive bill to restrict recreational marijuana
The new House Speaker, cousin to the Senate bill sponsor, is more receptive to tightening Ohio’s marijuana law, and ...
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Cracking down on high driving: Highway Patrol using oral marijuana tests through pilot program
Ohio State Highway Patrol said this is part of a pilot program, and it's not being done in response to the legalization of recreational marijuana.
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Westerville cannabis proposal mirrors Ohio law, would limit businesses near schools
A proposed Westerville ordinance would further enshrine Ohio law prohibiting marijuana businesses from being near a school or church. Westerville City Council held ...
3 Ohio men arraigned in murder of Pontiac marijuana grow business owner
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office says William Gregory Creasy, 24, Scott Aloysius Brown, 28, and Deonte Damonte Prophett, 32, were extradited from Cincinnati and returned to Pontiac Tuesday night.
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Reasons to oppose dispensaries
On November 7, 2023, Ohio voters chose to approve a citizen-led initiative which legalizes the recreational use of marijuana statewide. However, in Darke County, with a voter turnout of 53.26%, this ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro will pitch legalizing recreational marijuana next week in his budget address. The GOP Senate still isn’t sold.
Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R., Indiana) said in an interview earlier this month that Senate Republicans still have ...
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Fears of ICE raids, winter storm confusion, plus more top stories
On Cincinnati Edition's weekly news review, local journalists join us to talk about the big stories from recent days.