Cannabis
Voters passed Issue 2. Then lawmakers reopened it. The gap between what Ohioans approved and what they'll actually get is the story we're tracking.
Issue
Cannabis
Ohioans legalized it at the ballot. The legislature is busy rewriting the rules.
Stories
A Billion-Dollar Market in Its First Year
Ohio's legal cannabis market cleared a billion dollars in year one. The size of that number explains why lawmakers wanted control of the money and the licenses.
04 July 2026
Follow the Money: Where Ohio's Cannabis Taxes Went
Issue 2 attached a 10 percent tax to treatment and equity. SB 56 kept the tax and deleted the destinations, sending the money to a pool lawmakers control.
04 July 2026