After Ohio’s legalization vote, here’s where marijuana is — and isn’t — legal – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

(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.