Two groups postpone marijuana legalization amendments until 2016

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

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two groups vying to legalize marijuana will not make the ballot in November, group leaders said, clearing the field for one marijuana ballot issue this year.

Better for Ohio and Ohio Rights Group will not have the more than 305,591 signatures of Ohio voters required by July 1 to qualify for the November ballot, group leaders said. Both groups plan to continue collecting signatures for 2016.

Better for Ohio's amendment would legalize marijuana for adults over age 21 and medical patients, while Ohio Rights Group's amendment would legalize marijuana for medical use and allow farmers to grow industrial hemp.

That leaves a third group, ResponsibleOhio, poised to be the only one with a marijuana issue on the ballot. ResponsibleOhio announced Tuesday it had...

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