Gov Mike DeWine

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted traveled to Mar-a-Lago Friday to meet with President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, fueling speculation about the upcoming appointment to fill Vance’s soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat. The governor and Husted's team ...

In his annual State of the State address on Wednesday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) began his speech with a focus on youth and education then moved quickly to a renewed push to ban Delta-8 and keep cannabis away from minors. DeWine previously called for a ban on Delta-8 products, which he calls ...

Ohio lawmakers are scrambling to address an unexpected consequence of the state’s November marijuana legalization law. Nearly 400 police dogs trained to sniff out cannabis will need to be retired, creating a financial burden for law enforcement agencies. Why? The dogs can’t reliably be...

As of March 4, Ohio's annual registration fees for patients and caregivers now cost just one cent, down from $50 and $25 respectively. The kind gesture comes as Ohio limps toward implementing its November 2023 voter-approved cannabis law. The Division of Cannabis Control (DCC), which called the one...

Ohio Representative Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland), a vocal advocate for social equity in cannabis policy, issued a stern warning to her GOP colleagues on their efforts to change or dismantle voters’ decision to legalize marijuana, cautioning they could jeopardize their re-election chances. "If...

An Ohio Senate committee has approved a bill that would make dramatic changes to the voter-approved initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis, known as Issue 2, which goes into effect on December 7. The new bill seeks to eliminate home cultivation, increase the...

A new survey has shown resounding bipartisan support for cannabis legalization in Ohio. Fallon Research & Communications' poll confirmed that the majority of Ohio voters, that is 59%, are in favor of legalizing cannabis. And this includes Ohioans from both sides of the aisle. The...

After cannabis legalization advocates submitted sufficient signatures to get the issue on the November ballot, Ohio's Republicans came out swinging…at each other. "It would be a mistake," said Governor Mike DeWine.  "This product has been developed and...