56 Ohio Towns to Ban Sale of Recreational Marijuana Despite Statewide Legalization
These 56 Ohio towns will ban the sale of recreational marijuana despite its legalization.
These 56 Ohio towns will ban the sale of recreational marijuana despite its legalization.
Ohioans voted to legalize recreational in November, which means adults, ages 21 and older, will be able to possess, grow and buy marijuana for recreational use.
According to Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law, dozens of towns in Ohio will ban the sale of recreational marijuana despite its legalization. The university wrote that 56 municipalities have passed bans on the sale of recreational marijuana as of May 31, 2024. Those cities make up roughly 3% of the 924 incorporated municipalities and 1,307 townships in Ohio, per the university.
The following cities in Ohio will ban the sale of recreational marijuana, according to Moritz College of Law:
- Ashland
- Austintown Township
- Avon Lake
- Barberton
- Beachwood
- Beavercreek
- Bellefontaine
- Bellville
- Brunswick
- Carlisle
- Centerville
- Clayton
- Copley Township
- Eaton
- Fairfield
- Forest Park
- Franklin
- Granville Township
- Green
- Hamilton
- Hudson
- Kettering
- Kirtland
- Lakewood
- Lexington
- Lisbon
- Logan
- Madison Township
- Marysville
- Medina Township
- Miamisburg
- Monroe
- Napoleon
- New Franklin
- North Olmstead
- North Royalton
- Northfield
- Norton
- Obetz
- Ontario
- Orange
- Perrysburg
- Salem
- Shelby
- Springboro
- Strongsville
- Sycamore Township
- Trotwood
- Troy
- Vandalia
- Washington Township
- Waynesville
- West Carrollton
- West Chester Township
- Westlake
- Xenia
The university noted that the list of cities banning the sale of recreational marijuana may not be complete, adding that lengths of the bans vary from city to city, with some lasting just a few months and others lasting a year.
Recreational dispensaries are expected to open in summer or early fall of this year.
Of the states that have legalized adult cannabis use, only four don't allow localities the power to prohibit businesses. They are New Mexico, Maryland, Rhode Island and Minnesota.
