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Recovery providers urge larger share of adult‑use marijuana tax for treatment and prevention, warn 988 costs will absorb proposed allocation
Summary
Brian Bayless, president of the Ohio Alliance of Recovery Providers, told the House Medicaid Committee that House Bill 96’s proposed allocation of adult‑use marijuana tax revenue would leave too little funding for substance‑abuse treatment because the 988 hotline administration is expected to consume most of the proposed share.
Brian Bayless, president of the Ohio Alliance of Recovery Providers and CEO of Thrive Peer Recovery Services, told the House Medicaid Committee that House Bill 96 should increase dedicated tax receipts from adult‑use marijuana back to 25% for the substance abuse and addiction fund.
Bayless said members appreciate investments in behavioral health in the executive budget, but that Medicaid and community behavioral health providers still need more funding to recruit and retain staff and to treat rising demand. He told the…
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