Columbus v. State

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 2408

Syllabus

R.C. 9.681 unconstitutionally usurps the power of municipalities to pass police, sanitary, and other similar regulations relating to tobacco products. By prohibiting cities from protecting their residents from the lethal scourge of tobacco use, the statute here undermines the fundamental principle of the Home Rule Amendment that the government closest to the people serves the people best. The trial court did not err in granting the motion for permanent injunction on the state's enforcement of R.C. 9.681. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the state's evidentiary motions. Judgment affirmed.