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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 committee, Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, for various flaws.
Now, the Ohio Ballot Board has 10 days to certify the amendment ballot language. Once it does, Marijuana Policy Project must obtain nearly 306,000 signatures by July to place the issue on the November ballot. Its backers are hopeful it'll pass, citing polling on medical marijuana and high turnout during presidential-election years.
The Washington, D.C.-based group's plan would allow for 15 large-scale growers, with a $500,000 application fee, and unlimited smaller-scale growers for a smaller fee. Patients with severe ailments like cancer and AIDS would be eligible for doctor-approved medical marijuana cards.
More recently the group added new marijuana-eligible conditions, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The group says Ohio would be the first state to approve treatment for the degenerative condition commonly linked to long-term football play
"Ohio is one step closer to adopting a sensible medical marijuana law that ensures seriously ill people have safe and legal access to their medicine," Marijuana Policy Project Mason Tvert said in a statement. "We're looking forward to hearing back from the secretary of state and getting our petition drive started as soon as possible."
Marijuana is legal in some form in 23 states.
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Full Article: Ohio Medical Marijuana Proposal Clears First Hurdle To November Ballot
Author: Tom Knox
Contact: Columbus Business First
Photo Credit: Flickr
Website: Columbus Business First
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 committee, Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, for various flaws.
Now, the Ohio Ballot Board has 10 days to certify the amendment ballot language. Once it does, Marijuana Policy Project must obtain nearly 306,000 signatures by July to place the issue on the November ballot. Its backers are hopeful it'll pass, citing polling on medical marijuana and high turnout during presidential-election years.
The Washington, D.C.-based group's plan would allow for 15 large-scale growers, with a $500,000 application fee, and unlimited smaller-scale growers for a smaller fee. Patients with severe ailments like cancer and AIDS would be eligible for doctor-approved medical marijuana cards.
More recently the group added new marijuana-eligible conditions, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The group says Ohio would be the first state to approve treatment for the degenerative condition commonly linked to long-term football play
"Ohio is one step closer to adopting a sensible medical marijuana law that ensures seriously ill people have safe and legal access to their medicine," Marijuana Policy Project Mason Tvert said in a statement. "We're looking forward to hearing back from the secretary of state and getting our petition drive started as soon as possible."
Marijuana is legal in some form in 23 states.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Ohio Medical Marijuana Proposal Clears First Hurdle To November Ballot
Author: Tom Knox
Contact: Columbus Business First
Photo Credit: Flickr
Website: Columbus Business First
