ohio

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...

After a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana in Ohio was quashed in the November election, some voters may have assumed it would take a while to see a marijuana-related issue show up on the ballot again. With Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Ohio Ballot Board's...

Ohio, a pivotal midwestern state for the medical marijuana movement, may again vote on medical pot legalization in November. And strong voter sentiment, coupled with a professional, if last-minute campaign, is increasing the chances that the swing state of twelve million people will vote yes...

An Ohio House panel contemplating ways to legalize medical marijuana is wrapping up its business with a marathon session. Rep. Kirk Schuring is the Canton Republican who chairs the task force. He says 40 witnesses are scheduled and testimony could extend up to 10 hours. The group was created...

The Ohio Ballot Board certified an initiative on Thursday, clearing another step to take medical marijuana to a statewide vote. Ohioans for Medical Marijuana must collect 305,591 signatures from registered voters by early July to get the issue on the November 2016. The initiative would create...

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...

It looks like you may be voting on the subject of medical marijuana in Ohio after all. After earlier rejecting the petition, the Ohio Attorney General's Office has certified the petition for the proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution regarding the legalization of marijuana for medical use...

Attorney General Mike DeWine has rejected the summary for a statewide ballot issue seeking to legalize both medical marijuana and industrial hemp in Ohio. Monday's action means the Ohio Rights Group must rephrase its petitions and resubmit petition language to proceed. DeWine found its...

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Monday rejected a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution which would attempt to legalize marijuana for medical and industrial use in the state. On March 10th, the Ohio Attorney General's Office received a written petition to amend the Ohio Constitution...

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on Monday rejected a medical marijuana legalization amendment proposed by group Grassroots Ohio. Several efforts are underway to legalize marijuana for medicinal use in Ohio this year. This is the third medical marijuana ballot issue DeWine has sent back...

A group seeking to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio through a proposed constitutional amendment has failed to clear an initial hurdle. Attorney General Mike DeWine on Friday rejected the petition from Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, saying he couldn't certify the summary language as a fair...

A medical marijuana ballot proposal aiming for the November election was dealt a setback Friday when Attorney General Mike DeWine rejected the petition. The Marijuana Policy Project, based in Washington, D.C., submitted its petition March 3. The group would have to gather 305,291 signatures of...

A new marijuana constitutional amendment could soon begin its journey through Ohio's certification process. The measure, sponsored by the group Grassroots Ohio, deals with medical marijuana. Grassroots Ohio's measure calls for the state to tax and regulate medicinal marijuana. It would also...

Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment will have to wait a little more than a week to find out whether petition signatures and language pass the initial state review. The Marijuana Policy Project submitted the paperwork late March 3, along with 2,098 signatures, to Attorney General...

Another group has announced it's working to get a measure to legalize medical marijuana on the Ohio ballot. Cleveland.com reports that Grassroots Ohio said Thursday it will submit proposed ballot language to the state attorney general in the next week. The group's one-page constitutional...

Ohioans could vote on dueling medical marijuana measures this fall. A group calling itself Grassroots Ohio is pushing a constitutional amendment that would legalize marijuana use for medicinal purposes. But unlike the measure backed by national group Marijuana Policy Project, the...

More than a dozen medical conditions would qualify Ohioans to obtain medical marijuana -- with a physician's approval -- under a proposed constitutional amendment slated for the November ballot. The amendment released Tuesday by the Marijuana Policy Project would allow patients to use...

More than a dozen medical conditions would qualify Ohioans to obtain medical marijuana -- with a physician's approval -- under a proposed constitutional amendment slated for the November ballot. The amendment released Tuesday by the Marijuana Policy Project would allow patients to use...

A national group seeking to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio has released its proposed language for a constitutional amendment it wants voters to decide in November. The Washington, D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project wants to make Ohio the 24th state along with the District of Columbia...