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The Ohio Senate is on board with Gov. Mike DeWine’s pitch to modify the recreational marijuana initiated statute quickly, prior to the first provisions taking effect Dec. 7
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Sherrod Brown announced in a video on social media that he voted "yes" on Issues 1 and 2 in the 2023 General Election. JD Vance has left requests for comments unreturned for over a month on the topic.
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Early in-person voting in Ohio for November's election begins next week. Partisans and advocates are working to get voters out to decide the fate of amendments regarding abortion rights and marijuana legalization for recreational use.
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Business & EconomyThe study estimated the tax income based on comparisons with Colorado, Nevada, Michigan, Illinois, Washington and Oregon where adult marijuana use is legal.
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Rep. Casey Weinstein said Republican leaders in Ohio pushed to delay a legal marijuana ballot initiative to avoid an uptick in voter turnout for the November election.
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A group backing the legalization of marijuana for adult use in Ohio and Republican legislative leaders have reached a settlement that calls for a possible statewide legalization vote next year.
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Revenues are projected to earn up to $375 million by the fifth year of operation. That money is proposed to go to social equity and job programs, dispensary host communities, addiction treatment programs and education.
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The clock is ticking for the Ohio Legislature to pass an initiated statute to keep the issue from going to the ballot this fall.
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Governor Mike DeWine and Republican legislative leaders have said they do not want to pass any of the bills that would legalize marijuana in Ohio.
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In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, host Mike Thompson discusses the opposition to legalizing recreational marijuana in the state. Center for Christian Virtue Policy Director Dave Mahan joins the show.