Ohio opens up recreational marijuana sales | Sound of Ideas

00:00 Ohio is now open for business for recreational marijuana sales. The state allowed dispensaries to begin selling marijuana on Aug. 6, nine months after voters approved making recreational marijuana legal. Adults 21 and older can legally grow or buy marijuana under provisions of the statute that passed last November.

16:54 Later, a provision passed in the Ohio budget called for the creation of intellectual diversity centers on five Ohio public university campuses. We talk with Ohio Sen. Jerry Cirino (R-Kirtland) about them, their role and the pushback received.

39:35 Ideastream's Arts and Culture team has unveiled a new series about how the arts can save lives.

Originally aired on the "Sound of Ideas" on Aug. 7 2024.
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