Following the path of other states such as Colorado and Washington via 2012 ballot initiatives, nearly 20 states over the last decade have legalized marijuana for recreational adult-use. The Ohio General Assembly enacted medical marijuana reform legislation in 2016 after a controversial recreational reform initiative had been rejected by Ohio voters in 2015.

Now, adult-use reform is again being actively considered in Ohio with three new proposals—two legislative and one initiative—to legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio, and an additional proposal being introduced that would reform the existing medical marijuana program. Accordingly, the Drug Enforcement Policy Center of OSU’s College of Law developed a resource page and informational documents that compare the various reform initiatives to each other as well as to provisions of the existing Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program.