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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.
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The state’s new recreational marijuana passed by nearly 57% of Ohio voters takes effect next Thursday, but Republican lawmakers have said they want to tweak the law before that.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said lawmakers should accept “the will of the people” after Tuesday‘s vote on abortion access and legal marijuana, but he still wants changes to the latter law.
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Ohio voters overwhelmingly passed ballot measures for abortion and reproductive rights, as well as the legalization of marijuana for recreational use. We take a look at the results and talk about where we go from here with Anna Staver, the host of WOSU's "All Sides with Anna Staver."
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Now that ballots have been tallied across the state on Issue 2, some Ohio lawmakers are beginning to talk about could-be tweaks to the statute legalizing adult-use recreational marijuana.
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Ohio voters last night overwhelmingly voted to approve abortion and recreational marijuana measures. Yet, Republican legislative leaders vowed to fight. We'll talk with legislative leaders about what’s next.
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Ohio joins a list of two dozen states that have legalized recreational marijuana for people over 21.
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Tuesday is Election Day, and WOSU followed along as Ohio voted for two key ballot measures involving reproductive rights and recreational marijuana.