Last month, Ohio broke headlines when cannabis advocates announced that recreational cannabis would appear on the upcoming November ballot. After years of falling short of the signature quota, the Coalition to Regulate Alcohol Like Marijuana declared victory in early August, submitting 127,772 signatures that have since been validated by Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
This qualification comes after years of complications due to invalidated or insufficient signatures, lawsuits, and other opposition efforts by state officials. But now that the bill has made it onto the November 7th ballot, Ohio could soon become an adult-use market with a simple majority vote.
If the bill passes, all Ohio residents aged 21 and older will be able to purchase marijuana at recreational dispensaries, with or without a medical card. Moreover, the ballot measure would decriminalize the possession and cultivation of limited amounts of marijuana for Ohio residents.
Ohio’s transition to an adult-use market would have enormous implications not only for the state’s cannabis industry, but also for its economy, job market, and for similar states whose voting patterns the election’s outcome could predict.
We cover everything you need to know about the Ohio legalization vote, including what changes….