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Newark - A marijuana decriminalization group is hoping to place an initiative on the ballot this fall that would eliminate penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana in Newark. The proposal by the East Central Ohio Decriminalization Initiative would remove penalties for possessing less...

The proponent of a proposed ballot measure that would allow as many as five marijuana dispensaries in San Bernardino has submitted about 6,000 signatures seeking to put the measure on the ballot. City Clerk Gigi Hanna informed the City Council on Thursday that her office is now working with the...

With just two more weeks to gather signatures, three marijuana-related ballot issue campaigns are hitting the road for a final push. Tens of thousands of dollars have been raised by the groups, and those with the largest war chests are reporting the most success. To get on the November ballot...

With just two more weeks to gather signatures, three marijuana-related ballot issue campaigns are hitting the road for a final push. Tens of thousands of dollars have been raised by the groups, and those with the largest war chests are reporting the most success. To get on the November ballot...

A petition calling for signatures to get a measure pertaining to medical marijuana on the November 2016 ballot has found its way to Duncan. The organization Oklahomans for Health, which leads the petition, has a 90 day deadline to gather just under 70,000, or 8 percent, of registered voters’...

Pittsfield - In town to talk Taconic High School, state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg had a different kind of green in mind during a recent editorial board meeting at The Eagle. Goldberg, who would oversee regulation of the state's recreational marijuana industry if voters approve a ballot measure...

Gail Seltzer says it's been a tough road. "I considered ending it all because I was 97 pounds, every doctor I had been to shrugged," she says. Pain from an inflammatory disease was making life unbearable. She says she tried everything, then someone suggested marijuana. "I finally did...

It may have failed in the Utah legislature, but advocates for the legalization of medical marijuana are still pushing forward. Historically, medical marijuana has been a legislative issue, with advocates relying on State Senators and Representatives to get the measure passed. But TRUCE...

More than a token, but something short of tokin': That's the Ohio General Assembly's task in trying to craft a bill legalizing Ohioans' use of medical marijuana. The science may or may not be there, at least not entirely. But what looks like a public consensus seems to be. And that consensus...

Patients who want medical marijuana in Ohio are starting to take sides in which plans they support. Just a couple of weeks ago, Dana Kovach was at the Statehouse when leaders of a legislative task force announced their medical marijuana bill. "I'll never forget the day they announced it, I...

The Ohio Ballot Board has given the green light to a second group proposing to amend the state constitution to allow the use of medical marijuana to begin collecting signatures. Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted and the other four members of the panel agreed April 14 that the Medicinal...

The effort to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio is moving forward as groups move ahead on a ballot issue and state lawmakers consider action. Ohioans for Medical Marijuana named as its campaign manager Brandon Lynaugh, a veteran political consultant who worked against the last legal weed...

An effort to get a medical marijuana referendum on the November ballot faces an uphill battle. Advocates of a medical marijuana bill that failed in the Nebraska Legislature have united behind an effort to place the issue on the ballot. However, group leaders say they may not be able to...

A statewide ballot issue seeking to legalize both medical marijuana and industrial hemp in Ohio this fall has cleared an initial hurdle with Attorney General Mike DeWine certifying the petition summary. Thursday's action sends the Grassroots Ohio measure to the Ohio Ballot Board, which...

A second Ohio medical marijuana amendment has passed the initial hurdle to getting on the ballot. The Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Amendment would allow adults to grow, possess and use marijuana for "medicinal purpose" and allow farmers to cultivate industrial hemp. Ohio Attorney...

Days after a medical marijuana ballot initiative was certified by the Ohio Ballot Board, a group of local supporters launched a signature drive to help collect the more than 300,000 required to make the ballot. Ohioans for Medical Marijuana held a training session for volunteer organizers...

Arkansas voters could see two medical marijuana initiatives on the ballot this November. The group Arkansans for Compassionate Care says they now have more than the 68,000 signatures needed to get the issue on the ballot. A different ballot title, "Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of...

Ballot Board to review proposed medical marijuana amendment: The latest hurdle for a proposed medical marijuana legalization ballot measure is set to take place at 2 p.m., when the Ohio Ballot Board is scheduled to consider whether the proposal contains one or multiple amendments. Medical...

A plan to legalize medical marijuana via an Ohio constitutional amendment has cleared a key hurdle. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has approved the ballot summary proposed by the Marijuana Policy Project. DeWine this month had rejected the first submission by the group's campaign...

Two years ago, the medical marijuana constitutional amendment was on the ballot in Florida. Even though a majority of voters supported it – 58 percent – it failed to meet the 60 percent threshold needed for passage. There was a strong and well-financed opposition that relied on doomsday...