“This bill is a slap in the face to the millions of Ohioans who voted in favor of Issue 2.”
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The passage of the new rules mark the latest effort by regulators to undermine the state’s 2024 voter-approved medical cannabis access law, which Nebraskans supported by a margin of more than 2 to 1.
“It is becoming clear that those who oppose marijuana policy reform would rather take voters out of the equation altogether.”
Changes proposed by SB 56 include raising taxes on the retail sale of cannabis products, imposing new restrictions on home-cultivation, setting an arbitrary cap on the total number of retailers allowed statewide, and providing new penalties for adults who share their cannabis with others.
“This is a setback for the growth and improvement of our existing program, but it will not be the last attempt to ease the barriers Arkansas’s medical patients encounter.”
Criminalizing cannabis is a failed Florida policy. Let’s end it.
Statewide polling indicates that between 70 percent and 80 percent of Nebraskans support legalizing medical marijuana access.
North Dakota voters will decide on Election Day whether to approve a citizens’ initiated ballot measure legalizing the use, home cultivation, and retail sale of cannabis.