Backers of marijuana legalization efforts in Ohio hope to score support at Cleveland Indians home ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Cleveland Indians fans won't be the only ones who will be humming "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" Friday afternoon. Petitioners for two separate efforts to legalize marijuana will also be at Progressive Field looking for support for their proposals to change Ohio's constitution.

ResponsibleOhio and Ohioans To End Prohibition each are collecting signatures from registered voters. The Tribe game with a crowd of more than 40,000 fans offers a chance for each group to get a lot of signatures on their petitions.

Legalizing marijuana Several proposals are in the works to legalize marijuana in Ohio. Check here for an update on the status of those efforts.

ResponsibleOhio has already been cleared by the Ohio Ballot Board and the attorney general to gather signatures toward getting on the ballot. It has been collecting names for a few weeks.

Its proposal, which ReponsibleOhio hopes to have...

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