Pot tax money for potholes? Ohio towns await cannabis tax revenue as lawmakers debate voter-approved plan

Pot tax money for potholes? Ohio towns await cannabis tax revenue as lawmakers debate voter-approved plan

Nearly nine months after recreational marijuana sales began in Ohio, municipalities hosting recreational dispensaries are still waiting to learn what share of the tax revenue, if any, theyll receive.Consumers have purchased more than $479 million in recreational products from local dispensaries since sales began, according to the states Division of Cannabis Control.What did voters approve? When Ohio voters approved recreational marijuana, they e…

Hearings in House as Ohio Lawmakers Continue to Threaten Cannabis Laws  - MedicateOH

As we near the end of April, three Ohio bills written to alter cannabis laws remain active, with hearings on schedule for this Wednesday in the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. Patients and consumers continue to oppose these changes, which they see as an unnecessary overreach of the law voters approved in 2023.