Ohio voters have legalized recreational marijuana, but some fear it could be repealed by the state’s legislature
With around 56% support, voters have approved Issue 2. The portion of the law legalizing the possession of marijuana and marijuana concentrates, as well as the personal cultivation of marijuana plants, takes effect on December 7. The state will have nine months to issue licensed for marijuana growers, processors and distributors, with regulations overseen by a newly-crated Division of Cannabis Control.
Earlier this month Senate President Matt Huffman said that if voters approve Issue 2, it will be “coming right back before this body”, indicating the measure could be altered or repealed in the legislature. Huffman later walked back his comment slightly, saying that there are no “immediate plans” to fully repeal the initiative if it passes, but it could be altered.
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