OHIO (WLIO) - Marijuana sales began for adult use in August, and Ohio dispensaries have already made close to 200 million dollars in sales. Even though the law approved by voters has been in place for a few months, Ohio lawmakers could try and tweak the law that has been in effect for a few months now.
Marijuana sales began for adult use in August, and Ohio dispensaries have already made close to 200 million dollars in sales.
Senate President Matt Huffman says the Ohio House hasn't moved on a bill that the Senate passed, and he says products like Delta-8 need to be banned in the state.
"We need to ban these hemp products that have THC, which are completely unregulated. You can be 15 years old and buy them," says Matt Huffman (R), Ohio Senate President and Ohio House speaker-elect.
The Ohio House did pass a bill that would raise municipalities' share of the police officers' pension from 19 to 24%.
The Ohio House did pass a bill that would raise municipalities' share of the police officers' pension from 19 to 24%. Some mid-sized cities are concerned about the increase.
The bill moves to the Ohio Senate, and the clock is ticking if it makes it to a vote before the end of the year.
"My concern is, if this was going to be done, it would not be done in a 7 to 8 day period. Because these have long-lasting effects, not only for the pensioners but certainly for the payers, the municipalities in this case. It's a difficult, tricky business, and a lot of the dysfunction that has happened in the Ohio House of Representatives means instead of getting these important issues resolved, we have this ramshackle last-minute effort, which is not a good way to make policy," adds Huffman.
Matt Huffman is expected to take over as the Ohio House speaker at the beginning of 2025, when he starts his new term in the House of Representatives.
Huffman is expected to take over as the Ohio House speaker at the beginning of 2025, when he starts his new term in the House of Representatives.
