While recreational marijuana is now legal in Ohio, the state GOP is proposing big changes to the law.

At the stroke of midnight, recreational marijuana became legal in Ohio.

Voters approved last month that adults 21 and older are allowed to use and grow cannabis.

However, Ohio Republicans may be putting the brakes on it.

On Monday, Ohio Senate Republicans proposed banning at-home growing, increasing the substance’s tax rate, and altering how those taxes get distributed.

The ballot measure, dubbed Issue 2, passed on the Nov. 7 election with 57% of the vote - but since it is a citizen’s vote, the legislature is allowed to make tweaks to the law.

  • Chainweasel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    39·
    11 months ago

    We did that with the voting maps and the Ohio Supreme Court ruled the maps illegal, they ignored the Ohio Supreme Court and did as they please anyway.
    Lawsuits have no power with the current administration here.

    • andrewta@lemmy.world
      16·
      11 months ago

      Take them back to court and, on I’m not an attorney but there has to be some penalties the Supreme Court can hand down for ignoring what they say.

      Maybe present alternate voting maps and ask the Supreme Court to put those into place.

      Also ask for jail time for those that ignored the Supreme Court the last time

      Again not an attorney but it seems to me that there has to be an option.

      • ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.world
        30·
        11 months ago

        Take them back to court and, on I’m not an attorney but there has to be some penalties the Supreme Court can hand down for ignoring what they say.

        This requires enforcement, and Republicans don’t enforce rules on each other. It’s a big club and we’re not in it.