Changes to voter-approved recreational marijuana still debated

(The Center Square) – While Ohio’s new budget has been the legislative focus in the last two weeks, lawmakers continue to push to change the rules voters approved for recreational marijuana use.

Many expected the House to pass changes earlier this month that would have cut in half the amount of home-grown marijuana allowed and given cities more power to regulate or ban recreational use.

Instead, the House Judiciary Committee postponed a vote on the Republican-led bill, pushing movement on proposed restrictions to the fall after the summer break.

The Senate passed the proposed changes in February, more than a year after voters overwhelmingly approved recreational marijuana in Ohio with specific regulations.

Senate Bill 56 has had three hearings in the House Judiciary Committee with considerable opposition

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