Ohio Senate Republicans revive bill to restrict recreational marijuana
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Senate Republicans want to scale back Ohio’s voter-backed recreational marijuana program—cutting home grow limits, raising taxes, lowering potency and shifting revenue away from social equity programs.
Ohio Senate looks to fast-track rollback of recreational cannabis laws
The Ohio Senate has resurrected a proposal that overhauls the state's relatively young recreational marijuana program, raising the tax on product sales from 10% to 15%.
Ohio Senate Republicans introduce bill to change marijuana law
Ohio Republican lawmakers are looking at changing the amount of sales tax collected through marijuana sales in the state and where the tax money goes.
Ohio Republican Lawmakers Seek More Marijuana Taxes And Home Grow Limits
Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill to reform their state’s marijuana laws, increasing taxes on the substance and limiting personal cultivation.
Local senator proposes major changes to adult-use marijuana law
A local state senator has introduced a bill that could make major changes to Ohio’s adult-use marijuana law. If the bill passes, it would change several aspects of the law, including the number of plants a person can grow in a household,
Ohio Republicans want to make major changes to marijuana law approved by voters
Senate Bill 56 increases the excise tax on adult-use marijuana to 15% and limits home grow, among other changes to the voter-approved law.
How lawmakers are trying to change Ohio marijuana rules
How lawmakers are trying to change Ohio marijuana rules
New Ohio and Florida Senate-appointees sworn in as Vance and Rubio’s replacements
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6 U.S. senators have come directly from southwest Ohio, from Jeremiah Morrow to JD Vance
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Former Ohio GOP Chair Jane Timken appointed to open state Senate seat
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announces his Senate pick
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Dozens of bills introduced in Ohio House and Senate so far, and some sound familiar
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Ohio State University's senate votes against mandated 'intellectual diversity' center
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JD Vance's Senate seat to be filled by Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, Gov. Mike DeWine announces
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GOP lawmakers move to scale back Ohio’s voter-passed recreational marijuana law: Capitol Letter
A new bill would make sweeping changes to how Ohio regulates recreational cannabis—including halving the number of home grow ...