Gov. Mike DeWine

In a one-on-one interview with a local NBC outlet on Monday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) discussed several key issues, including Donald Trump, the upcoming launch of legal cannabis and gun violence. Trump Conviction, Covid Clashes: A Long Relationship Goes Cold Political differences between the two...

Ohio’s newly passed recreational marijuana program faces an uncertain future, caught between administrative rulemaking and political gridlock. House Speaker Jason Stephens (R) is blocking legislative changes while his counterpart on the issue, Rep. Jamie Callender (R), predicts most...

Ohio’s newly legalized recreational marijuana remains in limbo as lawmakers struggle to finalize changes to the legislation that was approved by voters in November 2023. "It's a complex issue," House Speaker Jason Stephens (R) told reporters recently. What's The Hold-Up? Tom Haren, spokesman...

The GOP-led Senate's race to change the newly enacted marijuana legalization law known as Issue 2, has hit a series of speed bumps in the House where legislators are in no hurry to change the original citizen-initiated statute.  “From the day that it was passed, the urgency was not a...

In a surprise move Ohio's GOP-controlled Senate passed a revised bill significantly expanding the scope of the state's voter-approved cannabis initiative, known as Issue 2. The legislation put forward by the Senate, rather than gutting the initiative as...

Ohio State Senate President Matt Huffman says he is coordinating bipartisan efforts to modify Ohio's recently approved marijuana legalization law before its main provisions take effect on Dec. 7. Huffman, a Republican who contends the initiative is lacking in detail, implied...

As promised, Ohio’s Republican leadership is stepping up its efforts to alter the successful cannabis legalization initiative that passed on November 7 by a comfortable margin. President of the Ohio Senate Matt Huffman (R) said he is in agreement with Gov. Mike DeWine (R) that...

It wasn't even 48 hours after Ohioans voted to approve an initiative to legalize recreational marijuana when Gov. Mike DeWine (R) came out with his plans to amend it.  WCPN reported that he is already seeking changes to the law that would restrict advertising...

With election day getting closer in Ohio and two hot issues on the Nov. 7 ballot – a cannabis legalization measure and an abortion rights amendment, Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is becoming more vociferous against both in a series of media appearances, suggesting that he believes Ohioans might be...

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is dutifully working on the bipartisan cannabis banking bill in Congress, but it seems he’s still lukewarm on a marijuana legalization initiative up for a vote in his home state. Following the successful scheduling the ...

The Ohio Ballot Board approved ballot language on Thursday for a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana that will go before voters on November 7. The proposed marijuana law will be known as State Issue 2. If passed, the statute would legalize, regulate and tax adult-use marijuana in addition...

Two Ohio House Reps are filing a bill that would legalize adult-use cannabis, marking the first time a proposal allowing recreational cannabis commerce has been introduced in the Ohio legislature. Co-sponsors of the bill, Reps. Terrence Upchurch and Casey Weinstein, began circulating the draft memo...