Statistics from the National Poison Data System show a sharp rise in young children ingesting cannabis edibles. In 2017, there were 207 reported cases of children under 6 consuming edibles; by 2021, that number had surged to more than 3,000 cases.
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Different efforts are underway to legalize adult use of marijuana in Ohio. Two Democratic state representatives have proposed a bill that would legalize marijuana for recreational use and two Republican lawmakers are looking to introduce a bill to yet this year. Colorado voters made recreational marijuana legal in 2012, and since then eighteen other states have done it too, including Michigan. Supporters say that it is not as dangerous as alcohol and could have some medical benefits. Opponents say marijuana poses a public health and safety risk, and some are ethically against legalization. Ohio Speaker of the House Bob Cupp doesn’t see lawmakers passing any laws to make marijuana legal.
House Bill 523 has made its way to the Governor's desk.