Jacob Redmond
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Owo groups seeking to legalize marijuana in Ohio dropped out of the race to the fall ballot, leaving one still gunning for the 2015 election.
Ohio Rights Group and Better for Ohio will continue collecting signatures for the 2016 election, but they won't have the 305,000 needed to get on the fall ballot, leaders said Wednesday.
"2016 is going to have a lot higher voter turnout for young people and people who have affinity for the cause," said Mary Jane Borden, co-founder of the Ohio Rights Group, which wants to legalize medical marijuana. "When we get there, we will pass."
ResponsibleOhio, which would license 10 farms across the state to grow marijuana, doesn't plan to wait, spokeswoman Lydia Bolander said. The group has collected about 550,000 signatures with three weeks left before the November election deadline.
"Marijuana legalization is an urgent priority for our state," said Bolander, adding that this fall was a better time to have conversations about marijuana that would not be overshadowed by the presidential or congressional elections.
Ohio Rights Group, which has collected about 150,000 signatures, had taken a drubbing from ResponsibleOhio, Borden said. Based on a technicality, the Ohio Election Commission dismissed a case last month that accused ResponsibleOhio of sabotaging the other group.
Ed Howard, chairman of Better for Ohio, said he expects ResponsibleOhio will move its campaign back to 2016 as well. Better for Ohio, which collected about 40,000 signatures, was proposed as an alternative to ResponsibleOhio.
"If they are foolish enough to run in 2015, it's not going to pass," Howard said.
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Ohio Rights Group and Better for Ohio will continue collecting signatures for the 2016 election, but they won't have the 305,000 needed to get on the fall ballot, leaders said Wednesday.
"2016 is going to have a lot higher voter turnout for young people and people who have affinity for the cause," said Mary Jane Borden, co-founder of the Ohio Rights Group, which wants to legalize medical marijuana. "When we get there, we will pass."
ResponsibleOhio, which would license 10 farms across the state to grow marijuana, doesn't plan to wait, spokeswoman Lydia Bolander said. The group has collected about 550,000 signatures with three weeks left before the November election deadline.
"Marijuana legalization is an urgent priority for our state," said Bolander, adding that this fall was a better time to have conversations about marijuana that would not be overshadowed by the presidential or congressional elections.
Ohio Rights Group, which has collected about 150,000 signatures, had taken a drubbing from ResponsibleOhio, Borden said. Based on a technicality, the Ohio Election Commission dismissed a case last month that accused ResponsibleOhio of sabotaging the other group.
Ed Howard, chairman of Better for Ohio, said he expects ResponsibleOhio will move its campaign back to 2016 as well. Better for Ohio, which collected about 40,000 signatures, was proposed as an alternative to ResponsibleOhio.
"If they are foolish enough to run in 2015, it's not going to pass," Howard said.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Two pot groups postpone legalization plans to 2016
Author: Jessie Balmert
Contact: jbalmert@gannett.com
Photo Credit: Youtube
Website: Cincinnati Enquirer
