The governor of Ohio said the state is doing its best to accommodate the will of the voters when it comes to recreational marijuana, but local cannabis lovers said new regulations are not what Ohioans voted for in 2023.
While visiting the new welcome center at Lake Loramie State Park, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine weighed in on the motivation behind Senate Bill.
“The voters of the state of Ohio voted to have legal marijuana, so we are complying with the will of the voters,” said DeWine. “We’re doing it in as good a way as we can point out that particularly for young people, generally, for people whose brains are still developing, science now tells us that frequent use of marijuana can be really devastating to someone.
“It’s very, very different. It’s not your father’s marijuana. It’s just very different. Much, much more potent.”
One area cannabis enthusiast said SB 56 goes too far in tightening laws surrounding the number of plants one residence can grow and where it could be smoked or vaped.
“I think the current plant number that they have now is fine,” said the enthusiast. “If anything, they need to increase.”
The Dayton home grower says as a voter, the original law in voted on in 2023 should have been the way it stayed.
“It’s always going to have opposition to something that’s already been passed.,” they said. “So, you know, I saw this coming a long time ago, but hopefully it doesn’t pass. Hopefully they can we can keep it to where it is now.”
Senate Bill 56 passed in the Ohio Senate, with a strong push from republicans, and now awaits its fate in the House.
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