CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio Senate Republicans say Ohio needs “adjustments” in the marijuana law voters approved for public health and safety. Democrats, on the other hand, argue the GOP is undoing the will of the voters because they personally oppose marijuana.

The Ohio Senate just made some big changes to the state’s law for adult-use recreational marijuana that the majority of Ohio voters approved in 2023.Republican lawmakers approved Senate Bill 56 on Wednesday,

A bill approved 23-9 by the Ohio Senate Wednesday would significantly overhaul a citizen-initiated statute that 57% of voters approved in 2023 to legalize recreational cannabis in Ohio. Senate Bill 56,

The bill would limit home-grow from 12 plants to six plants, reduce the THC levels in adult-use marijuana from 90% to 70%, and ban public consumption. The Ohio Senate passed a bill Wednesday that aims to significantly change Ohio's marijuana law.

Ohio Senate Republicans passed a bill Wednesday that would make significant changes to the marijuana law passed by Ohio voters in 2023, including reducing allowable levels of THC, limiting home grow, and making it illegal to buy and bring back across state lines.

SB 56 strictly prohibits smoking cannabis in public, limiting Ohioans to partaking in private residences, and reduces home grow from 12 plants or less to six plants.

The Ohio Senate has approved a bill to make significant changes to the state’s voter-approved marijuana law—by halving the number of plants adults could grow, adding new criminal penalties and removing select social equity provisions,

RIVERSIDE — A bill proposed to change the recreational marijuana law passed in the Ohio Senate on Wednesday. Senate Bill 56 passed with a vote of 26 to 9. As previously reported on News Center 7, Senator Stephen Huffman (R-Tipp City) proposed the bill on Jan. 28.

State lawmakers are considering legislation that would tighten up Ohio's marijuana laws that voters approved in 2023.