MASSILLON – City Council is opposing proposed state legislation and any attempts that would change Ohio's recreational marijuana law. The resolution was passed by council 9-0 on Monday night. Ohio Bill 56 aims to redirect tax revenue from the previously designated Cannabis Social Equity and Jobs Fund, Host Community Cannabis Fund, Substance Abuse and Addiction Fund,
LANSING - Attorneys for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the State’s Department of Natural Resources are once again seeking to dismiss legal challenges from Canadian energy company Enbridge, arguing in the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday that the state should hold immunity from a suit brought by the business in 2020. Whitmer
COLUMBUS - President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency canceled a second grant worth nearly $700,000 to Ohio State University to study cannabis use disorder in the LGBTQ+ community. The study by Ohio State College of Nursing professor Christina Dyar was focused on examining lesbian, bisexual and queer women, and gender diverse people who were
COLUMBUS - NORML called bills to change Ohio’s weed laws “a slap in the face” to voters as it hosted a webinar last week about two bills that are trying to change Ohio’s marijuana laws. “Whether one believes that cannabis ought to be legal or not is almost a secondary issue,” said NORML Deputy Director
LANSING - Michigan cannabis sales continued its monthly decline in February down 4.7 percent for adult-use to $241.3 million, after a January decline to $247.3 million from December sales of $264.7 million. Medical sales fell to just $632,500. Oversupply continues to drive down prices the Cannabis Regulatory Agency said in its monthly sales report.
CLEVELAND – A hazy cloud surrounds the distribution of tax revenue generated from recreational marijuana sales in Ohio. The state plans to hold onto more than $10.8 million, funds due to municipalities, according to recreational marijuana law. The funds are more than likely not coming due to a legal language issue left out of Issue 2,
COLUMBUS — A national cannabis company predicts Ohio will be a $2 billion market in 2027 if legislators do not alter marijuana laws. LeafLink, a wholesale cannabis platform that connects marijuana distributors and retailers, identified Ohio as one of six expanding markets, projecting $2 billion in sales in the next two years. LeafLink pointed to
CLEVELAND - On Feb. 26, the Ohio Senate approved a bill that proposes major revisions to the recreational cannabis law overwhelmingly supported by voters in Nov. 2023. Senate Bill 56 passed the Senate with a 23-9 vote, and will now proceed to the Ohio House, which has crafted its own revisions to the law which
GRAND RAPIDS - The aftereffects of the tariffs implemented by the federal government are rippling throughout the West Michigan economy. Brian Long, director of supply management research at Grand Valley State University’s Seidman College of Business, said his monthly survey of local businesses and their purchasing managers reflects growing unease with the ramifications of the
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Republican lawmakers continue to draft legislation restricting access to recreational marijuana, angering citizens across the political spectrum. But when one of the most powerful leaders is urging for restrictions, claiming that marijuana increases crime, viewers and readers asked me to look into it, said Morgan Trau of Cleveland News 5. Ohio
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