The Ohio Secretary of State recently confirmed that a cannabis reform group has gathered enough signatures to obligate lawmakers to consider cannabis legislation.
Source: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/28/ohio-marijuana-ballot-initiative-heads-legislature-signatures/9254644002/
On the heels of Gary Chambers Jr smoking cannabis during his race-for-senate advertisement, a new poll was released that asked Americans if they would be willing to vote for a candidate that consumes cannabis in their free time and a majority of 58% responded “yes”.
Source: https://www.marijuanamoment.net/majority-of-americans-say-theyd-vote-for-a-politician-who-smokes-marijuana-poll-finds/
And the Hawaii Cannabis Industry Association, concerned with extreme declines in sales, calls for reduced government regulation after a new report shows a decrease of over 98% over the past 3 years.
Source: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/02/02/hawaiis-cannabis-industry-calls-reduced-regulations-amid-concerns-over-future-dispensaries/