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Ohio cannabis advocates say state lawmakers aren’t listening to them
By: Sarah Donaldson | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers are forging ahead, trying again to modify the state’s recreational cannabis laws, which were enacted via the ballot box in November 2023. Legalization… Read More

A key House Republican suggests tax hikes on cigarettes, weed and gambling won’t make the Ohio budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed tax increases on cigarettes, gambling operators and marijuana appear likely to be cut from the Ohio budget by members of… Read More

The Ohio House rolled out its own weed bill, with fewer changes than the Senate’s version
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio House GOP lawmaker has introduced his own set of changes to weed law, just a week after the Senate sent over an… Read More

The Ohio Senate again passed a bill making big changes to the state’s cannabis program
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate passed a GOP-led proposal by a 21-9 vote Wednesday to overhaul the state’s relatively young recreational cannabis program, and senators voted… Read More

Recreational marijuana sales remain high six months after legalization
By: Kendall Crawford I Statehouse News Bureau
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — In November of 2023, Ohio became the 24th state to vote to legalize adult-use cannabis. In August of 2024, dispensaries across the state began recreational… Read More

Ohio’s Senate looks to fast track a rollback of recreational cannabis laws
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate has resurrected a proposal that overhauls the state’s relatively young recreational cannabis program, in part by raising the excise tax on… Read More

2024 Year in Review: Ohio marks one year of legal adult-use cannabis
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Though Ohioans could possess, grow and smoke recreational cannabis at this time last year, they couldn’t buy it. One year later, dual-licensed Ohio dispensaries… Read More

Big changes to Ohio’s recreational cannabis laws are on deck for state lawmakers next year
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio legalized recreational cannabis via the voters through an initiated statute more than a year ago, with four months of sales under state retailer’s belts…. Read More

Growers and processors have been selected through a lottery for Kentucky’s start-up medical cannabis program
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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FRANKFURT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge,… Read More

Ohio regulators say marijuana sellers can’t give out food from an ice cream truck – even if it’s cannabis-free
By: Associated Press
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Handing out food and drinks from an ice cream truck is off limits for marijuana businesses in Ohio, according to state regulators. So is an online… Read More

State rules leave little room for new marijuana dispensaries in Athens
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens city leaders are considering rules to regulate the number and location of recreational marijuana dispensaries in town. But this may not matter much, at least… Read More

Ohio’s earliest cannabis sales drew crowds across the state. Some have sticker shock
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For Brian Wingfield, the wee hours of Tuesday morning felt reminiscent of late December, even though it was already 75 degrees Fahrenheit at 4… Read More

Ohio medical marijuana dispensaries get green light for recreational sales Tuesday
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After months of preparations and paperwork, some of Ohio’s medical marijuana dispensaries have been given the go-ahead to begin the first non-medical sales in… Read More

Clearing up the confusion on Ohio’s marijuana laws
By: Donovan Varney
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In Ohio, it’s legal to grow, smoke and eat marijuana. But six months after voters legalized recreational marijuana, it’s still illegal to buy it or sell… Read More

Homegrown Workshop Series, Second event
Come learn about home growing cannabis every step of the season with local experts in the field! The second event in the series focuses on vegetative growth. You will be… Read More

Cannabis Museum’s Tea & Jam Session
Come Discover the mind-altering effects of Chamomile and enjoy a showcase of local musical talent!

Applications coming in for Ohio medical marijuana shops that want to sell recreational pot
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Medical marijuana dispensaries in Ohio that want to sell to recreational users can now apply for dual licenses. That brings the state closer to… Read More

Ohio committee sets stage for June recreational cannabis sales
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Regulations are rolling along for Ohio’s pending recreational marijuana program, with the earliest sales likely to start as soon as next month after a… Read More

4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana’s high holiday
By: Gene Johnson | AP
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SEATTLE (AP) — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in… Read More

Cannabis Museum presents Community Hemp Fair
This marks the museum’s second annual Community Help Fair The event will feature: Cannabis Americana Exhibit Opening Speakers Music Workshops Demos Food & Craft Vendors Pre-sale Tickets $12: April 1-19… Read More

Rules for Ohio’s pending adult-use cannabis program moving ‘quickly’
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Administrative rulemaking for the state’s pending recreational marijuana program is moving full steam ahead, one industry trade association says, with sales likely to start… Read More

2023 year in review: Higher ed plan, marijuana changes among Ohio bills that did not pass
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When the mid-term General Assembly went home for the holidays, lawmakers left behind hundreds of bills to deal with in the new year: in… Read More

Republican senators propose extensive changes to the recreational marijuana program
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With just days until recreational marijuana would be legal in Ohio, Republican state senators have unveiled what they want to see modified within the state’s… Read More

One lawmaker is wary of some proposed Issue 2 tweaks: ‘We need people who are involved’
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Senate leaders have said they should be able to find common ground on modifications to Issue 2, which legalizes adult-use recreational marijuana, but… Read More

Ohio’s Senate may make the first move on package of recreational marijuana modifications
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) said Tuesday the chamber is on board with Gov. Mike DeWine’s pitch to modify the recreational marijuana initiated statute… Read More