GOP State Rep In Ohio Buys Willie Nelson’s Reserve As Cannabis Sales Begin, Highway Patrol On Look Out For Impaired Drivers

Moments after Ohio’s legal cannabis sales got underway, state Rep. Jamie Callender (R) walked into a weed shop in Cleveland Heights and bought himself a package of Willie’s Reserve, grown in Eastlake Ohio.

Callender, who supported the ballot campaign that legalized recreational marijuana in November 2023, was among first to buy cannabis on Tuesday, the first day of sales underway at 98 shops around the state.

State Rep. @JamieCallender, the marijuana-enthusiast Republican who I’ve been covering throughout the legalization process, was the VERY first sale.

He got @WilliesReserve, grown in Eastlake, Ohio.@WEWS @scrippsnews @WCPO @OhioCapJournal pic.twitter.com/aSe2Hs9uKz

— Morgan Trau (@MorganTrau) August 6, 2024

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