Lawmakers are trying to gut Issue 2. We must save voter-approved marijuana

N.J. lawmakers mull whether to recriminalize some cannabis sales, purchases

Ohio House Committee Scales Back Changes To Voter-Approved Marijuana Law In Senate-Passed Bill

An Ohio House committee has adopted a number of major changes to a Senate bill that would make sweeping adjustments to the state’s adult-use marijuana legalization law. The action by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday comes as state lawmakers weigh a handful of separate proposals that would revise the voter-approved system. The panel’s move is aimed at working toward a single piece of consensus legislation. “Obviously we’re still in comm…

Ohio Republicans Plan to “Gut” Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization

Republican lawmakers in Ohio are seeking to undo major aspects of a voter-approved marijuana-legalization measure—by introducing restrictions that could increase criminalization, and gutting social equity provisions. In November 2023, Ohio voters decisively approved a ballot measure, Issue 2, by a 14-point margin. It took effect weeks later, legalizing personal possession of marijuana by adults over 21, as well as home cultivation of cannabis pl…

Lawmakers are trying to gut Issue 2. We must save voter-approved marijuana

House Bill 160 and Senate Bill 56 would re-criminalize some marijuana use, strip funding and shrink the industry.

Ohio Lawmakers Plan to Change Marijuana Law by End of June—Even Sharing Could Still Be a Crime

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