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Social equity provisions are a part of Issue 2, intended to give entrepreneurs from marginalized communities inroads into the cannabis industry.
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City Council in Grove City voted Monday night to allow medical marijuana dispensaries to operate in the city.
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Last November, Ohio voters decided to legalize recreational marijuana. But in the time since, local governments all over the state have voted to ban its sale within their city limits.
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Several Columbus suburbs already had varying restrictions on medicinal marijuana sales, cultivation and processing. Grove City is so far the first to try and pass similar restrictions for recreational weed.
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Gov. Mike DeWine and some state agencies argue what's currently on Ohio shelves is being marketed toward kids with packaging that might mimic popular candies or cereals.
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An initiated statute to legalize marijuana passed in November but Ohio lawmakers are divided on the intent of the voters and where to go from here.
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Business & EconomyGoremade Pizza and Walking Distance Brewing Company are some of the first businesses that are explicitly telling customers they can smoke marijuana at their establishments.
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On Wednesday night—about six hours before Issue 2 became law as is—a bill to change adult-use cannabis laws cleared the Ohio Senate 28-2.
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Ohio State argued federal law restricting marijuana use supersedes a recently passed state law that legalizes weed because the university received federal funds.
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To go into effect by Thursday, legislators would have to tack on an emergency clause—requiring a two-thirds vote in both the Ohio Senate and House.