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Lawmakers have yet to bring changes to Ohio’s new marijuana law over the finish line.
The Ohio Senate passed a bill in December with major changes to the marijuana law, but the Ohio House, once again, did not bring that bill to the floor to concur during Wednesday’s session and has not moved its own bill.
“It’s a complex issue,” Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens, R-Kitts Hill, told reporters Tuesday.
Marijuana has been legal in Ohio since December after Ohioans passed Issue 2 in November — prompting lawmakers in both chambers to come up with legislation to tweak the current law.
Issue 2 was a citizen initiative, meaning Ohio lawmakers can propose and pass modifications to the new law after the election.
Ohioans can’t legally purchase marijuana yet, but they can grow their own — six plants per person with 12 plants per residence.
Issue 2 created the Division of Cannabis Control within the Ohio Department of Commerce, which expects to complete the rulemaking process for non-medical cannabis licensing applications by June 7 and plans to start giving provisional licenses for non-medical cannabis facilities by Sept. 7, Jamie Crawford, PIO of the Ohio Department of Commerce, said in an email.
Sales of recreational marijuana can’t happen until licenses are issued and facilities are certified.
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