Ohio Legalizes Recreational Marijuana 🌿: What You Need to Know

Marijuana Is Now , Legal in Ohio.
Ohio has become the 24th state
where adult-use marijuana is legal.
The new voter-approved law went into effect
at midnight on Dec. 7, Politico reports. .
Adults who are at least 21 years old
in Ohio can now possess up to
2.5 ounces of cannabis and grow six plants.
But Ohio lawmakers are already proposing
legislation to alter the initiative.
On Dec. 7, Ohio's Senate "passed legislation to alter
potency caps, taxation, home cultivation, and social
equity and expungement provisions," Politico reports. .
The proposal would allow medical dispensaries to
start selling to recreational customers right away. .
It would also increase the number of plants allowed
at home and raise excise tax from 10% to 15%.
Instead of tax revenues going toward
social equity and a jobs program, .
it would pay for "law enforcement training, substance abuse treatment and the state’s general fund," Politico reports.
Tom Haren, a spokesperson for the legalization
campaign, says that the Senate's proposed potency restrictions and increased tax rates will likely cause Ohioans to go to Michigan for marijuana