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Trump’s DOGE Cuts Grant For OSU Research On Cannabis Addiction In LGBTQ+ Community

Trump’s DOGE Cuts Grant For OSU Research On Cannabis Addiction In LGBTQ+ Community

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

By Guest Column|2025-03-20T15:10:55-04:00March 19th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

NORML Criticizees Ohio Legislature For Attempting To Change Voter Approved Marijuana Legalization

NORML Criticizees Ohio Legislature For Attempting To Change Voter Approved Marijuana Legalization

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

By Guest Column|2025-03-20T15:10:35-04:00March 19th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan Cannabis Sales Continues Monthly Decline In February

Michigan Cannabis Sales Continues Monthly Decline In February

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.

By Mike Brennan|2025-03-16T11:36:19-04:00March 16th, 2025|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

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|