The Ohio Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio on February 23rd that will increase attorney fees. Attorneys from out of state who wish to appear in Ohio courts must pay pro hac vice registration fees. These fees will increase from $150, to $300. The newly adopted […]
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ResponsibleOhio’s marijuana legalization amendment may run afoul of the Commerce Clause if the marijuana monopoly is enforced to prohibit out-of-state growers from selling marijuana in Ohio. This may be true even the federal government does not legalize marijuana. See Crain’s Cleveland Business. Monopoly on Ohio marijuana market could be cloudy issue
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Dean Emeritus Steven H. Steinglass opines that if both anti-monopoly and the “marijuana monopoly” amendments to the Ohio Constitution are passed and the anti-monopoly amendment gets more votes, the anti-monopoly amendment will completely wipe out the ResponsibleOhio “marijuana monopoly” amendment because: 1. The Anti-monopoly amendment contains the following language: If, at the general election held
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The Ohio Secretary of State verified that ResponsibleOhio obtained sufficient signatures for their marijuana amendment to appear on the ballot this fall. See Cleveland.com, Marijuana legalization amendment approved for Ohio’s November ballot. The proposed amendment would limit the growing of marijuana to ten sites specified in the Ohio Constitution. The ten sites are owned by
House Joint Resolution 4, which would restrict amendments to the Ohio Constitution that create economic benefits in favor of certain individuals will be on the ballot this November. The resolution was passed by the necessary margin in the Ohio House and Senate. See our prior post: House Joint Resolution 4 Aims to Restrict Constitutionally Created Monopolies
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House Joint Resolution 4, introduced yesterday, would amend the Ohio Constitution to restrict amendments to the Ohio Constitution that create economic benefits in favor of certain individuals. Initiatives by the General Assembly would not face these restrictions, only initiatives by individuals. An individual or group wanting to amend the Ohio Constitution to create an economic
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All meetings will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. If you are interested in addressing a committee please contact Steven C. Hollon, Executive Director of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission at 614.644.2022. 9:30 a.m. Bill of Rights and Voting Committee – Room 018 of the Ohio Statehouse. Possible adoption of recommendations
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Ohio Auditor David Yost presented a proposal to the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission’s Revisions and Updating Committee to prohibit initiative petitions (proposals to amend the Ohio Constitution) that confer a benefit only to an individual or group of individuals. The proposal is a response to marijuana initiative petitions, namely, ResponsibleOhio’s initiative and Better for Ohio ‘s
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All meetings will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. If you are interested in addressing a committee please contact Steven C. Hollon, Executive Director of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission at 614.644.2022. 9:30 a.m. Education Public Institutions, and Local Government Committee– Room 017 of the Ohio Statehouse. Presentation by Senior Policy
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