Our previous post discussed an amendment to the Ohio Constitution which would legal marijuana, but only allow ten individuals enumerated in the Constitution to produce and sell marijuana. See Group Wants Constitutional Amendment to Allow Ten Individuals to Grow/Sell Marijuana. Now, a group called Ohioans to End Prohibition has a proposed “Cannabis Control Amendment”, which […]
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According to news articles, a group called ResponsibleOhio wants to amend the Ohio Constitution to legalize marijuana, and get the issue on the ballot in 2015. Modelling its proposal after the casino amendments, rights to grow and sell marijuana would be given to ten individuals enumerated in the constitution. See Columbus Dispatch, Group aims for
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Initiative petitions for medical marijuana and voter rights will not appear on the November 2014 Ohio ballot, due to lack of signatures. See: Ohioans won’t vote on medical marijuana this year (Plain Dealer) Ohio ‘Voters Bill of Rights’ effort misses July deadline, will continue to collect signatures(Plain Dealer)
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The Ohio Rights Group, supporters of the Ohio Medical Cannabis Amendment to the Ohio Constitution, say there is a chance the issue may appear on the ballot in 2014. If not, they believe it is a sure thing it will be on the ballot in 2015 or 2016. See Group Backing Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment
Medical Marijuana Supporters Aim for Ohio Ballot in the Next 3 Years Read Post »
The Responsible Ohioans for Cannabis filed an initiative petition with the Ohio Attorney General, entitled The End Ohio Cannabis Prohibition Act of 2012. The Attorney General rejected the petition because it did not contain a fair and truthful summary of the proposed amendments. The summary did not mention several parts of the proposed amendment. For
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The initiative petition for the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment was certified by the Attorney General on May 17, and certified as one issue by the Ohio Ballot Board on May 23, 2013. Plain Dealer article & video.
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A new initiative petition was filed with the Ohio Attorney General by the Ohio Rights Group on May 7, 2013, the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment. AG Action is due by May 17, 2013. This proposal adds a section 12 to Article XV of the Ohio Constitution, to allow the medical, therapeutic and industrial use and
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