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Ohio legal marijuana backers sue over disputed petition deadline
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Supporters of recreational marijuana legalization in Ohio have sued state legislative leaders in an anticipated dispute over whether a referendum can appear on the state ballot… Read More
Efforts to legalize marijuana in Ohio get new life but faces opposition from top leaders
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Ohio lawmakers are throwing their support behind an initiated statute that would legalize marijuana for Ohioans ages 21 and older — giving new life… Read More
The next move in the effort to legalize marijuana in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine and Republican legislative leaders have said they do not want to pass any of the bills that would legalize marijuana in… Read More
Republicans and groups friendly to them are at odds over whether to legalize marijuana in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A battle over whether to legalize marijuana is taking shape at the Ohio Statehouse. The lines are being drawn and groups that usually support… Read More
Ohio pot legalization group falls short on signatures
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A group seeking to legalize possessing and growing marijuana in Ohio has failed to gather enough signatures to put the issue in front of state lawmakers…. Read More
A group submits petitions asking lawmakers to legalize pot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A group has submitted petitions asking Ohio lawmakers to pass a bill allowing adults to legally use and grow marijuana plants. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana… Read More
Legislators are on break with legal cannabis issue looming in 2022
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House is on break until after the new year, but there are several issues that lawmakers are expected to tackle when they… Read More
Republicans Have Offered Their Own Proposal To Legalize Cannabis In Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — House Republicans are introducing a bill to legalize marijuana for personal use for adults ages 21 and up. Rep. Jamie Callender (R-Concord) says this… Read More
Democrats Sponsor Bill To Legalize, Regulate And Tax Marijuana In Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Democrats are introducing a bill in the Ohio House that would legalize marijuana for personal use beyond the medical use already allowed in law… Read More
Cannabis Ordinances Decided In Nelsonville, Adena Village, Somerset
ATHENS (WOUB) — Voters in Nelsonville, Adena Village and Somerset were split on ordinances nullifying the fines for cannabis possession in the city. The Nelsonville ordinance, which passed 430-321, was… Read More
Some Say New Hemp Law Makes It Harder To Prosecute Marijuana Possession
The backer of a new law legalizing hemp and CBD oil in Ohio says law enforcement officials will soon have access to new testing technology that will be able to… Read More
Cannabis Economy: With Medical Marijuana, Ohio’s Meigs County Hopes To Cash In On “Golden” Opportunity
Meigs County, Ohio, has a complicated history with marijuana. “Meigs County Gold” has been grown illegally for years. Local legend has it that was the strain of choice for musicians… Read More
CBD Uncertainty: Sales Soar But Science Lags On Hemp Health Effects
Inside the Bluegrass Hemp Oil store in Lexington, Kentucky, the CBD oils and lotions lining the walls have an origin story — a story of a family’s struggle. “We took… Read More