In his veto message, the Governor opined that the measure “extended the ‘right to try medical cannabis’ to every person on the planet.”
Topic: Legislation
Senate Bill 220 removes the “low THC” restriction, adds vaporization and qualifying conditions.
The Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Fifteen of sixteen Senate Republicans voted against the bill.
If enacted, the law will take effect on January 1, 2027.
Members of a legislative conference committee approved and advanced a negotiated version of Senate Bill 56, which makes numerous changes to the state’s voter-approved adult-use marijuana legalization law.
“This bill is a slap in the face to the millions of Ohioans who voted in favor of Issue 2. Once again, politicians are arrogantly trying to claim that the public didn’t know what they were voting for.”
Under the new law, patients with chronic pain, Crohn’s disease, traumatic brain injury, and other newly eligible conditions may obtain state-licensed medical cannabis products.