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3rd try at approving recreational marijuana in South Dakota makes the ballot

South Dakota voters will decide again whether to legalize recreational marijuana, an issue with a frustrating history for backers of the ballot initiative in the conservative state. On Monday, Secretary of State Monae Johnson’s office validated a measure for the…

Ohio votes to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, becoming 24th state to do so

November 8, 2023
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Ohio voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law. Passage of Issue 2 makes Ohio the 24th state to allow adult cannabis use for non-medical purposes. “Marijuana…

Marijuana legalization would add $260M to Ohio economy, study predicts

November 1, 2023
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Despite what some of the truest of believers might contend, legalization of marijuana would come with costs to Ohioans. But an economic analysis that was released last week found that the benefits would outweigh those costs by a quarter-billion dollars…

Passing Issue 2 doesn’t come with protections for employees who use recreational marijuana in Ohio

October 26, 2023
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Passing Issue 2 does not give employees a free pass to go to work under the influence of marijuana. “Employers can still have a drug testing policy, a zero tolerance policy,” said Michael Griffaton, an attorney at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease…

Voters to decide on legalizing recreational marijuana in Ohio

October 9, 2023
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Voters will decide in the upcoming election whether to legalize recreational marijuana for use by those at least 21 years old in Ohio. The proposal would allow those adults to buy and possess 2.5 ounces of cannabis and 15 grams…

Ohio GOP leaders don’t like recreational marijuana. What happens if voters say yes to it?

September 19, 2023
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Ohio's top Republican leaders haven't been shy about their opposition to recreational marijuana. "There are a lot of people who don't do something because it's illegal, believe it or not, and if it's more accessible to whoever's going to buy it, it's…

What Ohioans need to know about November ballot issue to legalize recreational marijuana

September 12, 2023
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Ohio voters will decide in November whether the state should legalize recreational marijuana. The proposal from the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol would establish a new government program with rules for buying, selling, smoking and growing adult-use cannabis. The Nov. 7 ballot…

Ohio Group Submits Signatures to Put Legal Marijuana on November Ballot

July 7, 2023
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The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol submitted more than 222,000 signatures aiming to get the question of whether to legalize the possession and personal cultivation of cannabis for Ohioans over 21 on the November ballot. “Our proposal is guided by best…

Recreational marijuana may be on Florida ballot; here’s why leading pot advocate isn’t happy

A leader in the Florida cannabis community fears a proposed recreational marijuana initiative may be doomed because it offers little change for consumers, but provides a bigger market for the medical marijuana giant backing the proposal. The Adult Personal Use…

Ballot to legalize recreational marijuana could be on November’s ballot in Ohio

Ohioans could vote to legalize recreational marijuana later this year. But there are still hoops to jump through to get such a proposal on the November ballot. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol has a proposal that would legalize and regulate…

Oklahomans head to polls for one issue: legal marijuana

Oklahoma voters will decide Tuesday whether to make the state one of the most conservative to green light cannabis use for adults. State Question 820, the result of a signature gathering drive last year, is the only item on the statewide ballot.…

Is Florida Finally Going to Legalize Recreational Weed?

February 8, 2023
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For years, Florida cannabis groups and reform-minded legislators have tried — and failed — to legalize cannabis for recreational adult use in the state. In 2019, one valiant ballot initiative effort by Regulate Florida died due to a lack of signatures. In 2021, the Florida Supreme…

Florida recreational marijuana clears first hurdle to get on 2024 ballot

February 3, 2023
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Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana have passed a preliminary hurdle to get on the 2024 ballot, submitting more than enough petition signatures to trigger a Florida Supreme Court review of the measure.…

Oklahoma’s next big election will ask voters to legalize recreational marijuana

November 28, 2022
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As the decades-long push to legalize marijuana state-by-state nears the halfway point, Oklahoma could provide an interesting case study when voters decide whether to legalize adult cannabis use in March. Twenty-one states have now legalized recreational marijuana use, including Missouri…

South Dakota voters appear to reject recreational marijuana

Voters in South Dakota appeared to reject Initiated Measure 27, a bill that would’ve legalized the possession, use and distribution of recreational marijuana by people 21 years or older. With 75% of precincts counted, 54% of voters rejected recreational marijuana.…

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