Cannabis advocates are hoping Ohio lawmakers will listen to what the voters expressed they wanted on Election Day.
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Issue 2 also legalizes home grow for Ohioans 21 and up with a limit of six plants per person and 12 plants per residence, and imposes a 10% tax at the point of sale for each transaction. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who was vehemently against legalizing marijuana, has yet to say anything publicly about the election results.
Morgan Fox, the political director for National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, said the first step will be educating Ohio lawmakers on what legalization has looked like in other states and lessons those states have learned along the way. Ohio’s legal cannabis market is expected to reach $820 million in 2025 and $1.65 billion in 2027, according to BDSA, a market intelligence for the cannabis industry.“Voters have chosen to end Prohibition 2.0 in the Buckeye State,” Ben Kovler, the CEO of Green Thumb Industries, said in a statement. His company operates five RISE dispensaries in Ohio.
“People are able to choose their own cannabis journey, whether they want to go the very specific medical route, the more recreational focus … which, I think, is super cool and gives gives folks in the state a ton of options as to how they want to go on their own cannabis journey,” he said.
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