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OHIO LAWMAKER PROPOSES SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO STATE'S NEW LEGAL MARIJUANA
PROGRAM

PROPOSAL BEING DEBATED CALLS FOR LESS POTENT POT, ELIMINATION OF ISSUE TWO'S
HOME GROW PROVISION

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Updated: 6:03 PM EST Dec 4, 2023
Todd Dykes
Investigative Reporter
Ohio lawmaker proposes significant changes to state's new legal marijuana
program

Proposal being debated calls for less potent pot, elimination of Issue Two's
home grow provision

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Updated: 6:03 PM EST Dec 4, 2023
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Ohio lawmaker proposes significant changes to state's new legal marijuana
program

Proposal being debated calls for less potent pot, elimination of Issue Two's
home grow provision

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Updated: 6:03 PM EST Dec 4, 2023
Todd Dykes
Investigative Reporter

On Election Day, 57 percent of Ohio voters passed Issue Two – greenlighting an
adult-use recreational marijuana program, which calls for taxing sales of pot at
10 percent and sending revenue to local governments and social equity
initiatives.On Monday, state Sen. Rob McColley, R-Napoleon, proposed raising the
sales tax to 15 percent, with a chunk of revenue going to the state, not cities
and towns.During the first hearing on his proposal, McColley outlined changes to
Issue Two that he would like to see."So public smoking, vaping, combustion would
be prohibited," McColley said. "The THC and possession limits would be
changed."McColley wants to lessen the potency of legal weed and reduce the
amount an adult can have at any one time.He also wants to get rid of Issue Two's
provision that lets adults grow a limited number of marijuana plants at
home."There's been a lot of discussion about this. There are members, frankly,
even on our side of the aisle who would like to see home-grow provisions added
in. There are a number of members who are pretty adamant that home grow is
simply an avenue for the black market to continue to flourish," McColley said.
"One of the goals here is to stamp out as much of the black market as we
can."The lone Democrat on the committee that heard McColley's proposal was
critical of the tax component and the elimination of Issue Two's allowance of
homegrown cannabis."I can tell you that more than half the people that voted for
this voted because of home growth," said Sen. William Demora, D-Columbus. "And
so taking that away from what the voters clearly wanted is something that I have
a huge problem with."In a statement, the spokesman for the Issue Two campaign
said the bill now being debated is not what Ohioans want and called on lawmakers
to shelve the proposal and stick with what voters approved on Election Day.
COLUMBUS, Ohio —

On Election Day, 57 percent of Ohio voters passed Issue Two – greenlighting an
adult-use recreational marijuana program, which calls for taxing sales of pot at
10 percent and sending revenue to local governments and social equity
initiatives.


On Monday, state Sen. Rob McColley, R-Napoleon, proposed raising the sales tax
to 15 percent, with a chunk of revenue going to the state, not cities and towns.

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During the first hearing on his proposal, McColley outlined changes to Issue Two
that he would like to see.

"So public smoking, vaping, combustion would be prohibited," McColley said. "The
THC and possession limits would be changed."

McColley wants to lessen the potency of legal weed and reduce the amount an
adult can have at any one time.

He also wants to get rid of Issue Two's provision that lets adults grow a
limited number of marijuana plants at home.

"There's been a lot of discussion about this. There are members, frankly, even
on our side of the aisle who would like to see home-grow provisions added in.
There are a number of members who are pretty adamant that home grow is simply an
avenue for the black market to continue to flourish," McColley said. "One of the
goals here is to stamp out as much of the black market as we can."



The lone Democrat on the committee that heard McColley's proposal was critical
of the tax component and the elimination of Issue Two's allowance of homegrown
cannabis.

"I can tell you that more than half the people that voted for this voted because
of home growth," said Sen. William Demora, D-Columbus. "And so taking that away
from what the voters clearly wanted is something that I have a huge problem
with."

In a statement, the spokesman for the Issue Two campaign said the bill now being
debated is not what Ohioans want and called on lawmakers to shelve the proposal
and stick with what voters approved on Election Day.


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