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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
New bill that would ban unlicensed marijuana product sales headed to Ohio House
A bill that would ban unlicensed adult use marijuana is headed to the state House. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate this week. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] News Center 7's Mason Fletcher speaks with dispensary workers about how consumers can make sure they are buying a regulated product LIVE on News Center7 at 5:30 p.m. 'It's not tested properly, it's not regulated. I think it's gone under the radar for a long time,' Tracey McMillin of Pure Ohio Wellness said. McMillin says SB 86 is long overdue in Ohio. TRENDING STORIES: TRAFFIC ALERT: Semi fire blocks lanes on I-70 in Clark County Last Macy's in the Dayton area up for sale Construction worker killed in site accident 6 days before his wedding The bill would ban any intoxicating hemp product that is sold at an unlicensed dispensary. 'A child is not going to walk in and buy anything from us, but my understanding is they can walk into those places and buy something,' McMillin said. A doctor from Dayton Children's Hospital spoke to state senators, saying ER visits for kids who were exposed to unlicensed products went up more than 570 percent from 2019 to 2023. The doctor added that the hospital gets multiple calls a day for children under 6-years-old who were exposed to unlicensed products. State licensed dispensaries have much more strict rules. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
American Press
23-04-2025
- Business
- American Press
Westlake now has its own 'junk' ordinance
Westlake now has an ordinance addressing junk of all sorts. The Westlake City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the city's junked motor vehicles ordinance introduced last month. The updated ordinance gives city code enforcement officers the jurisdiction to clean up debris from properties. The definition of junk items can range from old tires and barbecue pits to sofas and broken-down boats. Mayor Hall McMillin told the American Press that while previous ordinances covered grass cutting and old vehicles, there was no 'junk ordinance.' This was a community-driven policy change. He said he was approached by homeowners who were concerned about how the junk in their neighbor's yard affected property values and neighborhood cleanliness. 'One man's junk is another man's treasure, but you need to keep it out of sight. … That's deterring the value of other houses in the area.' In the case of junk violations, code enforcement officers will have the opportunity to ask homeowners to clean up their yards. If not, the ordinance will have to be enforced, and the homeowner will pay for cleanup-related fees. But McMillin doesn't want to have to come to that. 'I want it to be an incentive for people to clean their houses up or clean junk out of their yards to keep our city looking good and keep our property values u,' he said. 'We're just trying to do things to clean up Westlake, get our property values up, and encourage our people to take pride back in their community.' The council also approved two pre-storm contracts that put agreements in place to address debris in the event of a hurricane. McMillin said these contracts were pre-existing. After internal evaluation, city administration decided they were comfortable maintaining the ir contracts with the two companies, CrowderGulf, LLC and Tetra Tech, Inc. CrowderGulf is an Alabama-based company that specializes in disaster recovery and debris management, and that is the service the company will be contracted for if a hurricane blows through the city. Tetra Tech – a consulting and engineering company – will oversee emergency debris management and monitoring services.
