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New marijuana ballot language approved after Ohio Supreme Court strikes certain portions

By / August 13, 2019

According to Cleveland.com, after the Ohio Supreme Court struck down portions of the Ohio Ballot Board’s language for the marijuana legalization amendment last week, the Board adopted revised language that satisfies its members as well as ResponsibleOhio, the group backing the amendment. Last Wednesday, the Ohio Supreme Court found four parts of the language adopted by …

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Marijuana legalization amendment will appear on fall ballot in Ohio

By / August 13, 2019

Ohio’s Secretary of State John Husted officially certified the signatures submitted by ResponsibleOhio on Wednesday, securing a place for a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana on Ohio’s fall ballot. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the group has collected 320,267 signatures, 14,676 more than they needed to get the measure to the ballot. Husted had previously found that they …

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Wording may be key to marijuana amendment

By / June 1, 2022

ResponsibleOhio’s efforts to legalize marijuana seem likely to head for a vote this November, according to The Columbus Dispatch. The group, which has been attempting to get a proposed constitutional amendment on the Ohio ballot in the fall, has faced some setbacks along the way. Perhaps most significantly, Ohio Secretary of State John Husted recently …

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Auditor, lawmakers may seek to curb marijuana legalization efforts

By / June 1, 2022

The Toledo Blade and Columbus Dispatch both ran articles this weekend discussing efforts by state auditor David Yost and many Ohio legislators to derail marijuana legalization efforts put forth by ResponsibleOhio. The group has gathered over 300,000 signatures on a petition to put the legalization of marijuana on the ballot as a possible constitutional amendment this …

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