On Wednesday, June 4, the Ohio House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the latest version of SB 56, which would still significantly erode Ohio’s voter-enacted legalization law.
On the heels of the Ohio Senate passing a bill to roll back cannabis freedoms, Rep. Brian Stewart (R) has proposed a House version of the outrageous bill.
On Wednesday, Ohio’s secretary of state certified ResponsibleOhio’s proposed constitutional amendment to appear on the ballot this November.
The proposal would legalize marijuana in Ohio, making it the first state to do so without first having a medical marijuana program. It would also be the first state east of the Mississippi to replace marijuana prohibition with regulation.
If approved by the voters, the proposal would:
-- amend the Ohio Constitution to allow marijuana to be taxed, regulated,…