CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio Senate Republicans say Ohio needs “adjustments” in the marijuana law voters approved for public health and safety. Democrats, on the other hand, argue the GOP is undoing the will of the voters because they personally oppose marijuana.

The Ohio Senate just made some big changes to the state’s law for adult-use recreational marijuana that the majority of Ohio voters approved in 2023.Republican lawmakers approved Senate Bill 56 on Wednesday,

Ohio Senate Republicans passed a bill Wednesday that would make significant changes to the marijuana law passed by Ohio voters in 2023, including reducing allowable levels of THC, limiting home grow, and making it illegal to buy and bring back across state lines.

A bill approved 23-9 by the Ohio Senate Wednesday would significantly overhaul a citizen-initiated statute that 57% of voters approved in 2023 to legalize recreational cannabis in Ohio. Senate Bill 56,

SB 56 strictly prohibits smoking cannabis in public, limiting Ohioans to partaking in private residences, and reduces home grow from 12 plants or less to six plants.

The Ohio Senate has approved a bill to make significant changes to the state’s voter-approved marijuana law—by halving the number of plants adults could grow, adding new criminal penalties and removing select social equity provisions,

The state Senate is considering a bill that would significantly change Ohio's voter-passed recreational marijuana laws, placing further limits on potency, prohibiting sharing, and halving the state's limit on home-grow plants.

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Ohio Senate just made some big changes to the state’s marijuana law. They approved S.B. 56, which slashes the number of cannabis plans that can be grown per household in half, from 12 to 6.