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Ohio Withholds $10.8 Million From Recreational Pot Tax Revenue From Cities

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,

By Mike Brennan|2025-03-16T10:09:02-04:00March 16th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Ohio Could Become $2 Billion Market By 2027 If Legislators Do Not Change Laws

Ohio Could Become $2 Billion Market By 2027 If Legislators Do Not Change Laws

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

By Staff Writer|2025-03-14T10:01:45-04:00March 14th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Ohio Cannabis Supporters Contend Proposed Issue 2 Revisions By Legislature Would Drive Customers To Michigan

Ohio Cannabis Supporters Contend Proposed Issue 2 Revisions By Legislature Would Drive Customers To Michigan

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

By Guest Column|2025-03-12T17:22:32-04:00March 12th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Ohio GOP Claims Legalizing Pot Increases Crime. Fact Check Shows It Doesn’t

Ohio GOP Claims Legalizing Pot Increases Crime. Fact Check Shows It Doesn’t

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

By Guest Column|2025-03-08T19:05:11-05:00March 8th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Ohio House GOP’s Bill On Cannabis Reform Makes Fewer Changes Than Senate Version

Ohio House GOP’s Bill On Cannabis Reform Makes Fewer Changes Than Senate Version

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio House GOP lawmaker has introduced his own set of changes to cannabis law, just a week after the Senate sent over an overhaul of the state’s adult-use program along party lines. House Bill 160, introduced by Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville), addresses both the existing medical and recreational programs as well

By Guest Column|2025-03-07T13:30:44-05:00March 7th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Here’s What Ohio Cannabis Restrictions Could Mean To Consumers

Here’s What Ohio Cannabis Restrictions Could Mean To Consumers

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans overwhelmingly voted to legalize recreational marijuana in 2023, but Republicans are on their way to restricting it. Throughout the past 24 hours, the most commonly asked question I've received is, 'How is this legal and how do we stop them?' I have a running series of answering viewer and reader questions

By Staff Writer|2025-03-02T18:23:06-05:00March 2nd, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Ohio Senate Republicans Pass Bill Making Big Changes To Voter-Approved Cannabis Program

Ohio Senate Republicans Pass Bill Making Big Changes To Voter-Approved Cannabis Program

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Senate passed a GOP-led proposal by a 21-9 vote Wednesday to overhaul the state’s relatively young recreational marijuana program, and senators voted along party lines, unlike in December 2023. Introduced by Sen. Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City), Senate Bill 56 stems from that 2023 bill, which cleared the chamber the day before

By Staff Writer|2025-03-02T18:24:23-05:00February 27th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan Treasury To Pay $58,200 From Cannabis Taxes For Every Licensed Dispo To Opt-In Cities Across The State

Michigan Treasury To Pay $58,200 From Cannabis Taxes For Every Licensed Dispo To Opt-In Cities Across The State

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Treasury on Feb. 21 announced that nearly $100 million is being distributed among 302 local entities and tribes as part of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act. Over the next few days, 108 cities, 36 villages, 80 townships, 74 counties and 4 tribes will receive payments from the Marihuana

By Guest Column|2025-02-21T16:31:59-05:00February 21st, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan Matters On CBS Detroit: Michigan Cannabis Sales Top $10 Billion

Michigan Matters On CBS Detroit: Michigan Cannabis Sales Top $10 Billion

Photo Caption: From Left, Brian Hanna, Mike Brennan, Gus Rosania, and Carol Cain. SOUTHFIELD - Michigan's five-year-old adult-legal cannabis market, which cracked $10 billion in cumulative sales in December 2024, is the focus of Michigan Matters Sunday Feb. 23 with host Carol Cain. On the show is Cannabis Regulatory Agency Director Brian Hanna, University of

By Mike Brennan|2025-02-21T10:26:39-05:00February 20th, 2025|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Ohio Pot Costs Triple Michigan’s, Yet Lawmakers Want To Make It Even More Expensive

Ohio Pot Costs Triple Michigan’s, Yet Lawmakers Want To Make It Even More Expensive

CLEVELAND - Dealing with Crohn’s disease since he was a kid, Terrell Washington felt stuck — Until he was able to access marijuana. “It got me off of medication and got me into remission with my Crohn’s disease because of using cannabis,” Washington told me. He knew he wanted to help people like him, which

By Staff Writer|2025-02-19T16:21:51-05:00February 19th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|