Ohio cannabis legalization

James V. Canepa has been named the first Superintendent of Ohio's Division of Cannabis Control. His role involves overseeing both medical and non-medical cannabis regulation. Local media reported Canepa brings experience from his tenure as Superintendent of the Division of Liquor Control, where...

In a surprise move Ohio's GOP-controlled Senate passed a revised bill significantly expanding the scope of the state's voter-approved cannabis initiative, known as Issue 2. The legislation put forward by the Senate, rather than gutting the initiative as...

It wasn't even 48 hours after Ohioans voted to approve an initiative to legalize recreational marijuana when Gov. Mike DeWine (R) came out with his plans to amend it.  WCPN reported that he is already seeking changes to the law that would restrict advertising...

Ohio's campaign to approve cannabis legalization’s Issue 2 on Nov. 8 at the ballot box has been relatively quiet as both sides have purposely not spent much money on TV ads, typically the largest expense for any political campaign. New Ad: Go OSU! But now, legalization supporters are breaking...

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that illegal marijuana growers in the state will face misdemeanor charges, even for large-scale operations, eliminating severe prison terms associated with older drug laws. While penalties for marijuana have been reduced, illegal growers may still face punishment...

Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman (R) warned that if the cannabis legalization ballot passes on Nov. 7, the state’s Republican-dominated senate will likely modify some of its main components. In a speech on the Senate floor, Huffman predicted what he called a "mental health crisis" if voters...

Republican state Rep. Jamie Callender and Democratic state Rep. Casey Weinstein reintroduced a recreational marijuana legalization bill this week, known as the Ohio Adult Use Act.  “It’s time for Ohio to act on this before we fall too much further behind our...