Ohio Democratic lawmakers look to legalize recreational marijuana

The legal use of marijuana without a medical reason has eluded Ohioans for years. But that could change as early as next year.

State Representative Casey Weinstein of Hudson plans to introduce legislation next week for the wholesale legalization, regulation, and taxation of recreational marijuana. The bill is being co-sponsored by another Democrat, Rep. Terrance Upchurch.

Read more: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/ohio/ohio-democratic-lawmakers-legalize-recreational-marijuana-bill/95-78cc53cf-e02a-442c-aeee-9d201ab7bd57

50 Comments

  1. Little Mac86 on January 15, 2022 at 8:17 pm

    Do it already! The people have spoken.



  2. jason clark on January 15, 2022 at 8:18 pm

    Republicans will try to get it done without home grow.



  3. tim kahn on January 15, 2022 at 8:20 pm

    its okay with the graft driven elected as long as the same people that own most everything get weed too.



  4. Mr. Pie3939 on January 15, 2022 at 8:23 pm

    At least somewhere in this country they still believe in freedom…. You know… Not putting people in cages for a plant..



  5. Donovan Mills on January 15, 2022 at 8:26 pm

    Let Ohio have their marijuana 5 ounces 15 plants at one time that’s perfect Amen to that. I wish AZ was like that they only allow people to possess 1 ounce, I mean damn I’m at the dispensary every 3 weeks & the Feds are up my ass all the way home.



  6. nick on January 15, 2022 at 8:26 pm

    I mean 15 plants zhats bout 15 lbs but dtill 5 ounces should cover if ur driven



  7. big white on January 15, 2022 at 8:26 pm

    🤞



  8. jeep man on January 15, 2022 at 8:28 pm

    Everyone should be able to grow their own medicine



  9. Moo Mouse on January 15, 2022 at 8:28 pm

    This is how it should be love Ohio



  10. ohio garden on January 15, 2022 at 8:29 pm

    Home growing



  11. Bon Messner on January 15, 2022 at 8:30 pm

    It would help with funding to put the much needed services towards the opiates devastated. It will come up for funds to help long before saklers will have too.



  12. Mark Rogers on January 15, 2022 at 8:31 pm

    Everyone here knows that Mike dewine is a complete joke for ohio an just supports his own useless agenda how about making cannabis legal an using the tax to fix our crappy roads.



  13. Mike Fu on January 15, 2022 at 8:33 pm

    my state legalized, and all the cops are INSTANTLY gone!!……..they used to be parked Everywhere!! Just preying on people, because pot was a "green light" to search people’s cars and just small dick syndrome bullshit!!



  14. Timothy Morgan on January 15, 2022 at 8:33 pm

    Ohio to Oakland CA that’s the trip
    Nobody has tree in Ohio NOBODY



  15. justin johnson on January 15, 2022 at 8:33 pm

    Dewine isn’t going to pass anything.



  16. pepperidge farm on January 15, 2022 at 8:34 pm

    Imagine if they told people they were allowed to have five ounces of alcohol… -_-



  17. Michael Con on January 15, 2022 at 8:34 pm

    Im from indiana and we are now surrounded by legal states, I hate it here



  18. Taren Gibson on January 15, 2022 at 8:38 pm

    TDG #1 FULLSUPPORT
    Full Legalization of marijuana
    In the United States Of America



  19. Leon Kellerhuis on January 15, 2022 at 8:40 pm

    Minnesota will be the 51st state to legalize it that’s how backwards this state is LETS GROW MINNESOTA



  20. Reecefpv on January 15, 2022 at 8:40 pm

    Big baby dewine will never allow this. I guarantee he’s get paid by only handful of growers allowed to grow. It’s a monopoly in my eyes. You know they are trying everything they can to prevent this. It will ruin their business. They just need to allow everyone to grow gods plant. And I’m not even religious, I just believe everything was put here for us to use for it’s multitude of purposes



  21. nonstoprollie on January 15, 2022 at 8:40 pm

    North Carolina better get their damn dumbass shit together because it’s getting old watching every neighboring state legalize it in some way while down here in the Carolinas they treat it like meth. It’s getting old with the LIES and pointing fingers at pot all because a "few" people dont see it the way the rest of the 98% of the country sees. It’s funny we could have 99% of the country wanting rec pot and that fucking 1% wins because they use the arguments to keep it away from the kids…..it’s pathetic what happened to freedom, it got tarnished with racism and small minded people who claim they know what’s best.. we can see that’s a clear joke



  22. tim kahn on January 15, 2022 at 8:41 pm

    the elected against it are those getting bribes from the corp private prison system and those getting bribes from sellers on the black market. the graft system is all thats keeping weed a crime . bribes called donations.



  23. terme- nator_ on January 15, 2022 at 8:42 pm

    Let the great people of Ohio be free



  24. tim kahn on January 15, 2022 at 8:43 pm

    all that needs to happen is its on the ballot in most states in a unbias way



  25. Tim Moore on January 15, 2022 at 8:44 pm

    If it isn’t legalized then it will just continue to used, grown, and sold in an illegal way. Get your head out of your ass Dewine and legalize the herb!



  26. stan smith on January 15, 2022 at 8:47 pm

    If they do this every employer needs to be told to stfu about pot if they ain’t down



  27. Necromanced on January 15, 2022 at 8:51 pm

    People are gonna do it anyway



  28. Waktrax2 on January 15, 2022 at 8:52 pm

    Dipshit Governor won’t sign it.



  29. Tim Page on January 15, 2022 at 8:52 pm

    Yeeeeeeeesssssss



  30. Zvz Sun on January 15, 2022 at 8:54 pm

    FREE THE LEAF. You better listen to what the people are saying Mr Governor



  31. Mil mil on January 15, 2022 at 8:55 pm

    Legislatures are not smart enough to see that no matter if its legal or not.. it doesn’t stop those who smoke weed from going out and buying it..Its tax free buying it from your local dealer…Ohioans don’t need it to be legalized



  32. Nobody Knows on January 15, 2022 at 8:55 pm

    Good luck buckeyes. Come on over to Il. for a weekend in the meantime. Growing up in Ohio in the 70’s weed was plentiful and available. Its there already. Tax it and make it legal.



  33. Devon Petterson on January 15, 2022 at 8:58 pm

    Full price for rec insurance should cover my meds



  34. Devon Petterson on January 15, 2022 at 9:00 pm

    Legalize it so regular people can buy it too and I get it cheap cause it’s medical use



  35. Michael Con on January 15, 2022 at 9:01 pm

    Dont let these political fools tell you what to do with your life, SMOKE UP MIDWEST!



  36. michael hatch on January 15, 2022 at 9:01 pm

    DeWine is a joke these people way out of touch with its citizens for this state and our country.



  37. RAUL TORO on January 15, 2022 at 9:01 pm

    Freedom ! Neal a



  38. nick on January 15, 2022 at 9:02 pm

    Go Ohio with 15 plant n 5 ounces



  39. Hank Jones on January 15, 2022 at 9:03 pm

    Its all about the money, follow the money and the drug trade (affganastan )



  40. OldSchoolGrower on January 15, 2022 at 9:03 pm

    Dewine Needs to do " The Will Of The People "



  41. Reecefpv on January 15, 2022 at 9:06 pm

    Yes please atleast give the ability to grow our own medicine in ohio



  42. Stonerman15 on January 15, 2022 at 9:07 pm

    Legalize medicinal and recreational cannabis 21+ ONLY. Tax and regulate it like alcohol/tobacco.



  43. Rushard Artwell on January 15, 2022 at 9:07 pm

    We want this for Florida next



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  45. nick on January 15, 2022 at 9:11 pm

    Lol



  46. stan smith on January 15, 2022 at 9:12 pm

    Dewine can go die



  47. tim kahn on January 15, 2022 at 9:13 pm

    after over ten thousand years of known use and not one death or proven case of addiction . the real question should be why it was ever made a crime in the first place.the right thing to do is keep it a cottage industry like a road side produce business . and just collect sales tax .



  48. damned1313 on January 15, 2022 at 9:13 pm

    Fully legal, just like alcohol. No limits no extra taxes, no BS excise tax. Treat it like Tobacco and alcohol. None of this government putting their hands in everything controlling us.



  49. CornPop on January 15, 2022 at 9:15 pm

    About damn time.



  50. Running Bear on January 15, 2022 at 9:16 pm

    We have to get this governor out of office 😡. 70% of the country wants legal marijuana so he has no right to stop this bill from passing 😡!!! I seriously hate our politician’s. Why anyone would vote for someone against the public’s wishes is beyond me 🤦… The governor election isn’t until 2022 so he’s going to stop this from passing 🤬..He’s willing to destroy countless lives by throwing inocent people in cage’s so he simply doesn’t deserve to be our leader. If there’s a hell he’s definitely going there..