Posted inNews & Views Ohio Craft Brewers Lobbying for Override of THC Beverage Ban “Everything THC was like whipped cream on a sundae,” a co-owner of Great Lakes Brewing said. “It was all to profit.” by Mark Oprea April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Posted inUncategorized Three Years After Ohio Legalized Sports Betting, Addicts Say Industry Needs More Regulation “You can’t go to a game without seeing an ad for a sportsbook.” by Mark Oprea March 19, 2026March 19, 2026
Posted inOhio News DeWine Wants to Ban Sales of Synthetic Kratom in Ohio The Governor also has concerns about natural kratom, citing health department data on unintentional overdose deaths. by Mark Oprea December 15, 2025December 15, 2025
Posted inOhio News As Feds and Ohio Debate Kratom Legality, Users Ensnared in Addiction Say Just Ban It Already What one health expert called “legal morphine” has become a debilitating problem for current and former users. by Mark Oprea November 20, 2025November 20, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Businesses Sue DeWine Over Intoxicating Hemp Ban, Say Executive Order Will Harm Sales “Think of the Ohio problems we have—poverty, school shootings,” one smoke shop owner told Scene. “But yeah, let’s focus on some weed” by Mark Oprea October 13, 2025October 13, 2025
Posted inNews & Views RTA to Receive $800,000 From Ohio for Bus Stops and ‘Last Mile’ Transportation “Transportation should never be a barrier to opportunity,” said Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine by Mark Oprea November 11, 2024February 3, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Here Are Ohio’s Proposed Rules for Recreational Marijuana Dispensaries Ohio expects the sale of recreational weed to begin sometime this summer by Mark Oprea April 5, 2024June 9, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Pro-Palestinian Protestors Call for Action Outside Greater Cleveland Partnership Leadership Event “The first thing that they could do is call for a ceasefire” by Maria Elena Scott November 21, 2023July 1, 2025
Posted inNews & Views The Cleveland Women’s March Returns Saturday, One Year After Roe Fell The march and rally starts at noon on Saturday, June 24, in front of City Hall by Mark Oprea June 23, 2023March 4, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Discounting Guns, Abortion, Redistricting and HB6, Cleveland.com and Crain’s Endorse Mike DeWine for Governor But get a load of Ohio’s bond rating! by Sam Allard November 1, 2022March 28, 2024
Posted inNews & Views The Dark Horse, Independent Candidate for Ohio Governor, Earns Endorsement of Vermin Supreme Low-stakes theatrical candidacy is commentary on rigid partisan politics by Sam Allard October 26, 2022May 13, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Mike DeWine and J.D. Vance Won’t Debate in Events Organized by Ohio Debate Commission Republican candidates decline invite from non-partisan Ohio Debate Commission by Sam Allard September 21, 2022August 16, 2023