Legalized marijuana

Rep. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) says Republican leaders in Ohio have pushed to delay a legal marijuana ballot initiative to avoid an uptick in voter turnout for the November election.

The clock is ticking for the Ohio Legislature to pass an initiated statute to keep the issue from going to the ballot this fall.

The COVID-19 drive-thru testing site at Summa Health’s Akron headquarters will close Sunday due to a steep drop in demand; Hudson schools is losing a partner in its college credit courses following a scandal surrounding parents’ angry reaction to a writing prompt; The Cleveland Clinic is pledging $50 million to help make city homes safe from lead paint; and more stories.

There are more than 6,150 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ohio; Gov. Mike DeWine has mobilized additional Ohio National Guard members to staff more drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites; a group seeking to legalize possessing and growing marijuana in Ohio has failed to gather enough signatures to put the issue in front of state lawmakers; and more stories.

But the bill still includes restrictions on the use of the drug.

The revenue from the tax could be put toward programs but should not be used to offset budget shortfalls, the study's author says.

Medical marijuana advocates and healthcare providers gathered in Cleveland over the weekend for the first Ohio Marijuana Expo.The expo was organized by…

Backers of a state constitutional amendment that would allow voters to decide to legalize and regulate marijuana like alcohol will soon start collecting…

Some of the people who brought a marijuana legalization plan to the ballot two years ago want to try to put a different one before voters next year.Jimmy…

Ohio's pharmacy board has released a first draft of rules for who can sell medical marijuana.The state would permit up to 40 medical marijuana…