A Republican-led bill to “regulate the cannabis industry to death” passed the Ohio state Senate on a partisan vote.
That’s how the state’s Democratic senators view Senate Bill 56, which, if approved by the full General Assembly and signed into law, would eliminate marijuana social equity, cap the number of retailers statewide and impose a host of new restrictions on an industry that’s barely 6 months old.
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Ohio voters legalized adult-use marijuana in 2023, with the first sales recorded in August.
Since then, recreational cannabis stores in the state have recorded nearly $320 million in sales.
The bill’s proposed limits include:
A blanket ban on smoking marijuana in public. A reduction in home grow allowances to six plants – down from
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