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Ohio bans marijuana billboards in a move questioned by Democrats, ad industry

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December 9, 2025

[#item_full_content] A rule change for the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control OK’d by a divided state panel Monday bans advertisements of recreational marijuana dispensaries on billboards, radio, television, the internet and in stadiums and arenas. Ohio bans marijuana billboards in a move questioned by Democrats, ad industry Read More

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Ohio lawmakers on Tuesday sent sweeping legislation to change the state’s recreational marijuana and intoxicating hemp regulations to Gov. Mike DeWine.
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The Ohio Senate has voted to concur with a House-amended bill to scale back the state’s voter-approved marijuana law and ban the sale of hemp products that fall outside of a recently revised federal definition for the crop unless they’re sold at licensed cannabis dispensaries. The measure from Sen. Stephen Huffman (R) was substantively revised
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