GTII - Ohio GOP Lawmakers Say Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Rules Could Be Ready In Spring Promise 'Real Progress' | Benzinga
With both chambers of the Ohio legislature scheduled to have one more session each before taking a month off in March, the question of coming up with rules for legal marijuana sales is lingering in the air.
Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) said he is working toward getting something done in the spring, reported WKBN.
"I'm sure eventually, as with all issues, there will be some sort of legislative action," Rep. Stephens said. “Will it be anything that is a total remake of what was voted on? Absolutely not."
Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) is optimistic about reaching an understanding on the issue of legal marijuana sales within the next month.
"Real progress, no different ideas," Huffman said. "Perhaps different pathways are beginning."
Even though Ohio overwhelmingly voted to legalize adult-use marijuana over two months ago, with the new law taking effect on Dec. 7, recreational marijuana sales have not yet kicked off.
The two competing bills that ...