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The Newark City Council this past week tabled a proposal from the city administration to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in the city limits. Because so much remains unknown about Ohio's medical marijuana program, this decision was correct. Why rush into a decision that is not pressing when...

Newark - Despite the cold and rain Tuesday morning, about a dozen protesters chanted outside the Newark Municipal Building to voice their frustration that the city will ignore the newly passed marijuana decriminalization law. Shawn Aber, a Newark resident, organized the People Have Spoken...

Four Ohio communities passed measures Nov. 8 to eliminate fines and jail time for possessing small amounts of marijuana, but some local officials warn that little will change. A decriminalization initiative in Newark, which passed with 53 percent of the vote, removes penalties for possessing...

Newark - Four Ohio communities passed measures on Election Day to eliminate fines and jail time for possessing small amounts of marijuana, but some local officials warn that little will change. A decriminalization initiative in Newark, which passed with 53 percent of the vote, removes penalties...

Newark - Newark voters will have a chance this fall to eliminate fines and jail time for possession of small amounts of marijuana, according to the Licking County Board of Elections. The East Central Ohio Decriminalization Initiative collected 1,107 valid signatures - 44 more than needed - to...

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...

Although commercial cultivation of medical marijuana is prohibited in Newark under an ordinance unanimously approved Jan. 14 by the City Council, qualified patients and their primary caregivers will still be allowed to grow their own plants. The city specifically banned medical marijuana...