Some in Ohio’s Marijuana Industry Oppose New Attempt to Overturn Hemp Ban, Marijuana Restrictions

Ohioans for Cannabis Choice can start collecting signatures to get a referendum on the ballot to block a law that will change the state’s voter-passed recreational marijuana law and ban intoxicating hemp products. But there are others in the industry that do not agree with the new effort.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost approved summary language last week for the proposed referendum that would repeal Ohio Senate Bill 56, set to take effect March 20. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the bill into law on Dec. 19.

Yost’s approval comes after he initially rejected the language due to "omissions and misstatements," but Ohioans for Cannabis Choice made changes to the language and re-submitted the petition.

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