House Republicans on Thursday rolled out their take on the voter-approved recreational marijuana law, holding the tax rate and maximum number of plants that may be home-grown at current levels.

A Republican lawmaker pitched changes to voter-approved recreational marijuana laws while keeping home grow and tax rates where Ohioans wanted them

Ohio now has two competing visions for how its recreational marijuana market should operate.

The Ohio Senate on Wednesday voted along party lines to write over what voters approved more than year ago when they legalized the growing and sale of recreational marijuana.

Our Deputy Executive Director Adrienne Robbins joined Karen Kasler on The State of Ohio to discuss proposed changes to Ohio’s cannabis industry.

It’s been seven months since recreational marijuana got up and running in the state. It’s been a money-maker for Ohio, racking up sales of nearly $300 million.

In November of 2023, Ohio became the 24th state to vote to legalize adult-use cannabis. In August of 2024, dispensaries across the state began recreational marijuana sales.

Ohio would impose a higher tax on recreational marijuana and limit home grow under a new bill that marks a major departure from the law approved by voters in 2023.

The marijuana industry is hoping to make its voice heard at an upcoming Senate committee hearing focused on debanking, with stakeholders sharing stories about their experiences losing financial services simply for working in and around state-legal cannabis markets. 

House Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima) said last Tuesday he believes any policies the state legislature pursues on THC should be enacted together, whether they deal with already-regulated cannabis products or unregulated hemp products. 

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Lawmaker claims that upcoming legislative changes likely will focus on delta-8 and other unregulated hemp, in addition to raising THC limits of medical marijuana to the same as recreational. 

Ohio’s newly launched recreational marijuana market is already turning heads nationwide, with experts calling it one of the most successful rollouts in U.S. history.

Recreational marijuana became legal in Ohio just over a year ago, in December 2023, with sales launching at local dispensaries in August 2024.

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Ohio recreational marijuana sales surpassed $242 million as 2024 came to a close. The state’s total recreational marijuana sales were $242,167,020, as of Dec. 28, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control. 

Gov. Mike DeWine is optimistic that lawmakers will soon answer the plea he started making one year ago to address intoxicating hemp products.

Cannabis pre-rolls could be permitted in Ohio under a proposed set of changes to the state’s adult-use marijuana program.

Ohio dispensaries have sold nearly $200 million in recreational marijuana since the program launched in August, according to new state data.

Ohio’s cannabis industry is paying dividends following an Aug. 6 decision that allowed dual-use dispensaries to sell recreational marijuana. According to the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control, the state surpassed $50 million in sales over its first month as a legal marketplace.

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The Division of Cannabis Control has given provisional licenses to 110 dispensaries so they can sell both medically and recreationally once they receive final approval.

Recreational marijuana could go on sale before the end of this month. But before you head over to a dispensary, there are a few things you need to know, like whether stores accept credit cards and whether your employer can drug test you.

Medical marijuana dispensaries in Ohio that want to sell to recreational users can now apply for dual licenses. That brings the state closer to legal marijuana sales to adults in Ohio.

Applications for medical marijuana dispensaries to begin serving both medical and recreational customers must open by Friday, but don’t expect dispensaries to begin serving adults aged 21 and older as soon as Saturday.

A marijuana-growing facility here in the Miami Valley is prepping for its first batch of recreational marijuana to hit the Ohio market. Cresco Labs already produces medical marijuana, but all eyes are on the four new strains of recreational marijuana that will be available this summer.

Cannabis dispensaries are still eagerly waiting for state legislators in Columbus to officially give a date for when recreational marijuana can go on sale in Ohio. There was some progress made down at the State House this week and the sale of recreational marijuana could start as soon as June.

Recreational marijuana could be available for sale in Ohio by mid-June, after new licensing rules for dispensaries cleared a key legislative hurdle Monday, May 13th.

It has been months since Ohioans voted in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana, but residents still cannot walk into a store and buy it. Despite the long wait, the Ohio Cannabis Coalition says they are right on track to get recreational marijuana dispensaries open.

Buckeye Relief has been growing marijuana since 2017, longer than anywhere else in the state for what at the time was the newly legal medical marijuana market. Now, with recreational sales on the horizon, it’s getting ready for business to grow to a new level.

Jim Canepa is proud of his role in helping grow state liquor sales from $970 million in 2017 to $1.8 billion in 2023. Similarly, marijuana industry stakeholders are quite fond of Canepa’s business-first approach as a regulator in his latest role as superintendent of the state’s new Division of Cannabis Control (DCC).

Remember Issue 2? The one Ohio voters passed last November? The one that makes recreational marijuana legal in Ohio? Attorney Tom Haren joins the show to talk about when consumers can expect to be able to make their first dispensary purchase.

​​​​Ohio medical marijuana dispensaries are preparing for the industry’s next phase as the sale of recreational marijuana could begin this summer.

Ohio’s new recreational use marijuana law allows communities to say they don’t want dispensaries, processors, or growers in their cities or townships, and no local community has yet to publicly say they will welcome it.