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Ohio Senate President Shuts Down Cannabis Legalization Measure 
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Ohio Senate President Shuts Down Cannabis Legalization Measure 

Despite groundbreaking support from Republicans in 2021 to move forward with cannabis legalization, there’s still pushback from members of the party in certain states. Not every Republican feels t...

anxietyOhio To Consider Adding Ten Conditions To Medical Marijuana Eligibility

Ohio To Consider Adding Ten Conditions To Medical Marijuana Eligibility

Ohio’s State Medical Board received nine petitions to add ten qualifying conditions to the state’s medical-marijuana program. Submissions for new conditions are received every year and must includ...

adult-use marijuanaOhio Cannabis Activists Closer To Submitting Legalization Proposal

Ohio Cannabis Activists Closer To Submitting Legalization Proposal

Cannabis activists are very close to completing an essential first step toward legalizing marijuana in Ohio. If the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol can gather 133,000 required signatu...

2018 Farm BillUSDA awards $10M research grant OSU Hemp Center’s Hemp Research Project

USDA awards $10M research grant OSU Hemp Center’s Hemp Research Project

The Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center was awarded a $10 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to research and define economic opportunities fo...

BusinessOhio Senator Seeks To Expand Medical Marijuana Program

Ohio Senator Seeks To Expand Medical Marijuana Program

Republican Ohio State Senator Steve Huffman has been working alongside the state’s Board of Pharmacy, medical providers, and the Department of Commerce to identify ways to improve the state’s medic...

Cannabis ConvictionsOhio Program Helps Train Cannabis Offenders To Join The Legal Industry

Ohio Program Helps Train Cannabis Offenders To Join The Legal Industry

URC Grows, a collaboration between United Returning Citizens and Youngstown, Ohio licensed growing operation Riviera Creek Holdings LLC, is helping past cannabis offenders find employment with ind...

Attorney General David YostOhio Attorney General Certifies Revised Cannabis Legalization Petition

Ohio Attorney General Certifies Revised Cannabis Legalization Petition

Ohio Attorney General David Yost (R) today certified a revised petition for recreational cannabis legalization put forth by the activist group the Coalition To Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CTR...