Issue 2

It's been seven months since Ohioans overwhelmingly voted to approve Issue 2, the initiative that legalized adult-use marijuana. While the law went into effect in December 2023, retails sales did not, could not, begin immediately due to regulatory requirements. Things Are Finally Moving Ohio's...

As of March 4, Ohio's annual registration fees for patients and caregivers now cost just one cent, down from $50 and $25 respectively. The kind gesture comes as Ohio limps toward implementing its November 2023 voter-approved cannabis law. The Division of Cannabis Control (DCC), which called the one...

In a surprise move Ohio's GOP-controlled Senate passed a revised bill significantly expanding the scope of the state's voter-approved cannabis initiative, known as Issue 2. The legislation put forward by the Senate, rather than gutting the initiative as...

The Ohio Senate is expected to meet Monday to review proposals to change the voter-approved initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis, known as Issue 2, which goes into effect on December 7. Because Issue 2 is a statute, the legislature can amend and repeal parts of it. ...

With just days to go before Ohio's recreational marijuana law takes effect, GOP lawmakers were scrambling to make changes to the legislation. President of the Ohio Senate Matt Huffman announced his chamber would begin amending the legislation next week. The move comes amidst...

Ohio is now the 24th state in the nation wherein its voters went to the polls on Tuesday and declared a collective “yes” to cannabis legalization. With a majority of the votes counted, various outlets have called the election for legalization a success.  Tipping Point? We...

Ohio's campaign to approve cannabis legalization’s Issue 2 on Nov. 8 at the ballot box has been relatively quiet as both sides have purposely not spent much money on TV ads, typically the largest expense for any political campaign. New Ad: Go OSU! But now, legalization supporters are breaking...

With early voting underway in Ohio since last week, groups supporting Issue 2, which seeks to legalize adult use cannabis, have yet to spend a single dollar on traditional TV ads, typically the largest expense for any political campaign. In fact, only one group that opposes...