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Ohio voters approved legalization, but lawmakers followed with Senate Bill 56, a measure that tightens control through enforcement expansion, licensing caps, and market restrictions. This piece breaks down what the law actually changes, who benefits from the new structure, and how state authority grows while legal access narrows after the vote.
Ohio rewrites its legalization law before it even starts, Wisconsin offers fake reform, and Massachusetts keeps spinning its regulatory wheels. The FDA pretends to act on CBD while the European Union adds new walls around its market. Reefer Report Card Vol. 20 grades another week of confusion, contradiction, and missed opportunities in global cannabis reform.
This week’s cannabis report card runs the gamut: Ohio hits $3B in sales while federal reform stays stuck, Connecticut raids smoke shops, and California wipes out 21,000 plants in public land raids. The lone bright spot comes from Thailand, where the new Prime Minister pledged support for reform. One win, too many failures.
Reefer Report Card Vol. 15 breaks down the week in cannabis. Texas raised age limits on hemp THC, California cut taxes to stop the bleeding, Ohio sales surged while bans held firm, Germany’s scientists pushed for oversight, and the White House talked rescheduling without action.
Reefer Report Card Vol. 14 grades the week in weed. Texas killed its hemp ban but raised the age gate, New York’s equity rules collapsed in court, Ohio towns stalled legalization, Nebraska strangled patients before launch, and Thailand’s new PM carries a cannabis legacy without clear promises.
This week’s Reefer Report Card tracks chaos in Texas, Ohio, and Nebraska, plus international heat checks. Texas failed to ban hemp but criminalized vapes, Ohio towns blocked shops despite legalization, and Nebraska strangled access before patients got medicine. Switzerland moves toward retail while Thailand’s new prime minister brings cannabis reform back into focus.
