COLUMBUS – Ohio residents have long crossed the border into Michigan to buy recreational marijuana. But that cross-state cannabis run may soon come to an end.

A new bill moving through the Ohio legislature would make it illegal to possess or smoke marijuana that wasn’t legally grown inside the state — even though voters approved adult-use legalization in 2023.

The 2023 law broadly legalized possession and use of recreational marijuana. However, lawmakers are now pushing to tighten those rules dramatically.

Buying Pot In Michigan Would Become A Crime

Under the proposed legislation, only marijuana cultivated, processed, purchased, and tested within Ohio would be legal to possess or use. Any cannabis bought in another state — including Michigan — would be classified as contraband.

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