Marijuana

The Ohio State Highway Patrol has had training on drugged drivers and has experts available who can determine the substance an impaired driver is using.

Last November, Ohio voters decided to legalize recreational marijuana. But in the time since, local governments all over the state have voted to ban its sale within their city limits.

The Ohio General Assembly has yet to pass legislation to implement last fall’s Issue 2, but state officials are giving some hints about how they want to go ahead with regulation.

An initiated statute to legalize marijuana passed in November but Ohio lawmakers are divided on the intent of the voters and where to go from here.

With the Senate proposing big changes to the law created by Issue 2, Rep. Jamie Callender (R-Concord) is proposing his own plan to implement Ohio's new marijuana legalization statute.

To go into effect by Thursday, legislators would have to tack on an emergency clause—requiring a two-thirds vote in both the Ohio Senate and House.

The state’s new recreational marijuana passed by nearly 57% of Ohio voters takes effect next Thursday, but Republican lawmakers have said they want to tweak the law before that.

Ohio Senate leaders have said they largely should be able to find common ground on modifications to Issue 2, which legalizes adult-use recreational marijuana.

The Ohio Senate is on board with Gov. Mike DeWine’s pitch to modify the recreational marijuana initiated statute quickly, prior to the first provisions taking effect Dec. 7

When it comes to Issue 2, Ohio political leaders have also floated everything from limiting the potency of products to regulations on packaging and advertising.