Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman, who just a month ago said he wanted to drastically change the state's marijuana law, has seemingly had a change of heart. He has backtracked on at least some of his proposed restrictions after having meetings with the Statehouse's resident marijuana enthusiast.
In Nov. of 2023, voters overwhelmingly passed Issue 2 — which allowed adults 21 years of age and older to smoke, vape and ingest weed. Individual Ohioans are able to grow up to six plants with up to 12 per household. Dispensaries have been able to sell recreationally since Aug. 6, 2024.
"It was a front-row seat for history on that day back in August," AJ Caraballo with Amplify Dispensary told me.
His store locations have had roughly 52,000 unique customers since the launch, he added. The state reports more than $265 million in adult-use sales as of Jan. 11.
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