Policy experts watching Ohio recreational marijuana rollout

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – When recreational marijuana sales start in Ohio on Tuesday, they'll be brand new to the state, but area researchers have been studying the industry for several years.

"We do not advocate for marijuana legalization, we do not advocate for marijuana criminalization; we simply present what is happening in the states that have legalized," said Jana Hrdinova, administrative director for the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center at Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law.