The passage of SB 56 would reverse progress made by voters two years ago who approved Issue 2 with 57% of the statewide vote. This bill seeks to impose strict regulations on a thriving market, ignoring voter-supported provisions for high THC limits, home plant growth, and public smoking restrictions. SB 56 also guts the tax structure established by Issue 2, redirecting funds from social equity, substance abuse treatment, and criminal justice reform into the state’s general fund. Additionally, it limits the number of dispensaries, reduces cultivation areas, and eliminates Level 3 'craft grower' licenses. This bill is seen as harmful to both consumers and producers, and it raises questions about who the bill is really intended to benefit. State Sen. Bill DeMora, D-Columbus, urges the House to stand with the voters who supported marijuana legalization and to reject SB 56.

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Senate Bill 56 (SB 56) proposes to impose strict regulations on the marijuana market in Ohio, reversing progress made by voters who approved Issue 2 two years ago. SB 56 limits high THC limits, home plant growth, and public smoking restrictions, and redirects funds from social equity, substance abuse treatment, and criminal justice reform into the state’s general fund. The bill also reduces the number of dispensaries, restricts cultivation areas, and eliminates Level 3 'craft grower' licenses. State Sen. Bill DeMora, D-Columbus, urges the House to reject SB 56, arguing that it is harmful to both consumers and producers and questions its true beneficiaries.