Ohio Issue 2 officially went into effect Dec. 7th.

On Dec. 7, Ohio Issue 2 officially went into effect after Ohioans voted in favor of the proposal in November. The proposal, which legalized the use of recreational marijuana seven years after the state legalized medicinal use, allows Ohio residents age 21 or older to consume recreational marijuana and grow up to six plants. With the recent legalization and the looming possibility state legislators could make notable changes to the current iteration of Issue 2, law enforcement agencies in northwest Ohio are taking a wait-and-see approach to determine how to approach the new laws. Defiance, Mercer, Paulding, Van Wert and Williams counties all voted against Issue 2, but it still passed statewide after garnering 57% of the vote. Currently, Ohio does not have any dispensaries where residents can legally purchase marijuana.