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Proponents announced plans on Tuesday for an Ohio ballot initiative that would legalize medical marijuana one year after a push for recreational versions of the drug was shot down by the state's voters. The proposed state constitutional amendment, which would appear on the Nov. 8 ballot if a...

Marijuana could be back on the ballot this November in Ohio if state officials approve the language in a new proposal, and if pro pot groups can collect enough signatures. A committee with Ohioans for Medical Marijuana will announce a new plan on Tuesday to legalize medical marijuana in the...

After sitting out a failed effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio last year, a national pot policy group is taking the lead to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio. In fact, although Issue 3, an attempt to fully legalize consumption of the plant, mustered only about a third of Ohio...

Several polls have shown most Ohioans favor legalizing marijuana for medical use, but a new survey indicates there's enough support to make medicinal marijuana a constitutional right. Nearly three out of four Ohioans said access to marijuana for certain medical conditions should be a...

The only group actively collecting signatures to put a marijuana legalization measure on the Ohio ballot this year has paused its campaign. Instead, the Legalize Ohio 2016 campaign will work with Marijuana Policy Project on its medical marijuana measure and with marijuana activists trying to...

Dozens of people from across Ohio and Michigan are testifying today at a medical marijuana hearing two Ohio senators are holding inside the student center auditorium on the University of Toledo's Scott Park campus. Many have given personal anecdotes of how cannabis has helped them manage pain...

The Latest from a forum for journalists organized by The Associated Press (all times local): ___ 10:30 a.m. Ohio's Republican statewide officers are weighing in on the issue of medical marijuana as the General Assembly studies the topic. Secretary of State Jon Husted (HYOO'-sted) says Ohio...

At least two Ohio lawmakers will be in Toledo today to lend an ear to the concept of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes only. Whether that leads to the introduction of a bill – let alone passage – remains a big question mark. Sens. David Burke (R., Marysville) and Kenny Yuko (D...

A team of veteran political operatives put out a 22-page proposal that offers up its political talent to help weed business interests with deep pockets take a run at putting a medical marijuana question before Ohio voters in November. Calling itself ARC Reaction, the group includes Democrat...

The chairman of a task force charged with exploring medical marijuana legalization in Ohio is emphasizing that the panel's process will be fair and open. The task force met briefly for the first time Thursday. It's led by Republican Rep. Kirk Schuring of Canton and includes other Ohio House...

A major national player in the marijuana legalization movement plans to put an Ohio medical marijuana measure on the November ballot. Marijuana Policy Project, based in Washington D.C., plans to propose a constitutional amendment establishing a medical marijuana system similar to those in 23...

State senators plan to announce Tuesday morning they will travel the state to learn more about how Ohio could legalize marijuana for medical use. Leading the Senate's effort are Sens. Kenny Yuko and Dave Burke. Yuko, a Richmond Heights Democrat, introduced a medical marijuana bill seven years...

State senators plan to announce Tuesday morning they will travel the state to learn more about how Ohio could legalize marijuana for medical use. Leading the Senate's effort are Sens. Kenny Yuko and Dave Burke. Yuko, a Richmond Heights Democrat, introduced a medical marijuana bill seven years...

Two state lawmakers in Ohio plan to travel the state to gather public opinion as the Legislature contemplates where to go next on medical marijuana. State Sens. Dave Burke, of Marysville, and Kenny Yuko, of Richmond Heights, will at an event Tuesday discuss details of a series of town hall...

Ohio House leaders announced plans Thursday for a comprehensive review of medical marijuana, while disclosing that backers of an effort to purge old pot-related convictions are withdrawing their proposal from legislative consideration. State lawmakers have been weighing how to address medical...

Ohio House Republications will unveil details Thursday on a new task force to address medical marijuana. State Rep. J. Kirk Schuring, R-Canton, who has been tapped by legislative leaders to study the issue, declined to discuss details in advance of the 5 p.m. news conference at the Ohio...

Opposition was strongest in suburbia to Ohio's first-in-the-nation effort to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana in a single vote, according to an analysis of final election results. About 7 in 10 voters in the counties that ring Columbus and Toledo voted against last fall's...

Ohioans in November rejected a well-funded proposal to legalize marijuana, but the issue isn't going away anytime soon. More ballot issues are in the works, state lawmakers have vowed to act on medical marijuana, and activists across the state are working on local ballot measures that would...

The leader of the Ohio House says he may convene a task force to review medical marijuana policy. State lawmakers have been examining potential legislative steps to address the issue after voters last month rejected a broad ballot initiative that sought to legalize pot for medical and...

The leader of the Ohio House says he may convene a task force to review medical marijuana policy. State lawmakers have been examining potential legislative steps to address the issue after voters last month rejected a broad ballot initiative that sought to legalize pot for medical and...