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
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and Illinois have been hugely successful, but Ohio’s timid approach has had mixed results due to overregulation and outdated ideas about cannabis users.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
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