ResponsibleOhio regroups to get marijuana amendment on November ballot

CLEVELAND – The race is on for supporters of legalized marijuana to get the issue on the Ohio ballot in November.

The Ohio Secretary of State’s Office announced Tuesday that the group behind the marijuana amendment, ResponsibleOhio, does not have enough valid signatures.

Of the 660,190 signatures submitted by ResponsibleOhio, only 276,082 were deemed valid by local boards of elections. That falls short of the required 305,591 valid signatures, or 10 percent of total votes for governor in the most recent election.

Petitioners now have 10 days, until July 30, to collect nearly 30,000 additional valid signatures.

“I would like to see people actually have that choice to make that decision,” said Ada Gilbert, of Cleveland, who signed the petition.

Continuing coverage of the push for legal marijuana in Ohio here

The amendment would legalize marijuana, establish 10 commercial grow sites and allow people to grow up to...

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