| With only one major cannabis legalization initiative on U.S. ballots in November, all eyes were on Ohio’s election, where the margin of victory for the adult-use measure was a comfortable 57%. And articles with coverage leading up to and on Election Day led Cannabis Business Times top stories this month, as readers were engaged with predictions, post-election results and Ohio politicians’ appetite for reform. Nearly half of the most popular articles in November were about the Buckeye State’s statutory measure, which legalized cannabis for adults 21 and over and aims to establish a market and regulate adult-use sales. Though many in the cannabis industry said they were “cautiously optimistic” that the measure would pass, they anticipate hurdles. The law takes effect 30 days after the election, and state lawmakers, many of whom were opposed to the measure, have an opportunity to make changes to the details of the program, including tax rates. The state became the 24th in the nation to legalize sales for adult use Nov. 7, and that milestone was noted in CBT’s cannabis legalization and state tax timeline, which was also one of the most popular articles this month and will continue to be updated as more states usher in legalization. Most-read stories also included other legalization initiatives, including the introduction of U.S. House Rep. Nancy Mace’s federal legalization bill. Ranking No. 1 this month is CBT’s ongoing coverage of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' withholding of an unredacted version of the letter detailing its cannabis scheduling recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration. One lawyer has filed a lawsuit in order to obtain a copy of the letter and is still waiting for a determination.
Catch up on all the Top 10 stories from November. | 
