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,

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,