The Joint Committee on Agency Rule & Review on Monday advanced the first batch of rules related to the new adult-use marijuana program, but a key lawmaker said additional rules as well as legislation to address ongoing concerns are still to follow.
Legislative leaders agreed with Gov. Mike DeWine's call to reach consensus on recreational cannabis, but they will have to act fast, as one key lawmaker anticipates licenses could be available in early June.
HB 149 . Sponsor Rep. Bernard Willis (R-Springfield) spoke to the substitute version of the bill, which he said would "establish requirements related to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance in Ohio."
Rep. Reggie Stoltzfus (R-Paris Twp.) briefed the committee on the life of Sgt. Cory M. Endlich who was 23 years old when he was killed in Taji (Tashee), Iraq on June 9, 2007 by small-arms fire while engaging the enemy.
As the Department of Commerce continues to develop rules for new adult-use marijuana, it is also tweaking the medical program to keep it relevant in the new age of recreational cannabis.
An environmental lawyer and a school administrator are facing off in the Democratic primary in a northeast Ohio Senate district viewed as one of the party's top targets.
The sponsor of the House's plan to revise the voter-approved recreational marijuana program predicted in an interview that related rules would be approved before lawmakers agree on any legislative fixes.
A bipartisan plan that would secure Medigap coverage for young people with certain diagnoses may be a newer idea in Ohio but it has been proven to not raise insurance rates in other states, one of the bill sponsors said.
The stalemate between the House and Senate on changes to the state's recreational marijuana program continues.