(NEXSTAR) — Ohio voters legalized recreational marijuana on Tuesday, making the state the 24th to do so.
Starting next month, Ohioans 21 years old and older will be allowed to possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and up to 15 grams of cannabis extract. They can keep up to six cannabis plants or up to 12 if there are two adults at least 21 years old in their household.
An additional sales tax of 10% will apply to cannabis products as well.
Ohio was already one of the 15 states that had legalized medical cannabis.
As of November 2023, 24 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medical and recreational use. There are several that approved recreational use within the last two years.
Rhode Island and New York kicked off sales in December 2022. Connecticut, Maryland, and Missouri began sales this year.
Some states tried and failed to legalize recreational marijuana this year. That includes Oklahoma, where voters rejected the legalization of recreational marijuana in March.
A proposal to legalize marijuana in Indiana was voted down in early April. Thousands of supporters have signed a petition to have a proposed constitutional amendment regarding marijuana legalization added to Florida ballots in 2024.
Though they haven’t legalized marijuana for medicinal or…
