Legal-ish: An Analysis of Cannabis Law in Ohio and Recommendations for the Future of State Drug Reform

Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 695

Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, No. 47, March 2022

16 Pages Posted: 28 Mar 2022

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John Berk

Ohio State University (OSU), Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Students

Date Written: March 24, 2022

Abstract

While bans on marijuana have been eliminated in a majority of states over the past several years, Ohio continues to be stuck in the past with a limited medical program that imposes strict limitations on cultivators, dispensaries and patients. Full legalization in Michigan and Illinois have been hugely successful, but Ohio’s timid approach has had mixed results due to overregulation and outdated ideas about cannabis users. It is time for Ohio to move boldly on drug reform in the cannabis space with full legalization, eliminating excessive regulation, creating aggressive criminal justice reform and possibly legalizing other substances before it is left behind by its neighbors.

Keywords: marijuana, cannabis, drug reform, criminal justice, legalization, regulation, psilocybin, medical, adult-use, Ohio

Suggested Citation

Berk, John, Legal-ish: An Analysis of Cannabis Law in Ohio and Recommendations for the Future of State Drug Reform (March 24, 2022). Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 695, Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, No. 47, March 2022, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4065989 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4065989

John Berk (Contact Author)

Ohio State University (OSU), Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Students ( email )

55 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
United States

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