Proposal To Legalize In Ohio Faces Yet Another Roadblock
Products would be taxed at 10%
The slim chances of legalizing marijuana through the GOP-controlled Ohio Legislature just got even slimmer.
Senate President Matt Huffman, R-Lima, said he doesn’t support the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol’s effort to legalize marijuana and won’t bring it to a vote in his chamber.
“I don’t want anybody to misunderstand my position,” Huffman said. “I’m not going to bring it to the Senate floor. And if that means people want to go put it on the ballot, have at it.”
The group recently submitted enough valid signatures for Ohio lawmakers to consider its proposal, which would allow Ohioans age 21 and older to buy and possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and 15 grams of concentrates. They could also grow up to six plants individually and no more than 12 in a household with multiple adults.
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