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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A citizen-initiated law that would allow people convicted of crimes later made legal in Ohio will go before state lawmakers in January.
ResponsibleOhio, the political action committee behind marijuana legalization measure Issue 3, also proposed the "Fresh Start Act." The Fresh Start Act would allow people convicted of marijuana offenses to request that their criminal records be expunged, or destroyed, if state laws change to make those crimes no longer illegal.
ResponsibleOhio Executive Director Ian James said Issue 3's defeat on Tuesday does not change the group's plans to legalize marijuana and allow expungement for past offenses.
"Our goal remains the same -- pass the Fresh Start Act and legalize marijuana as soon as November 2016," James said in an email.
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Friday certified that ResponsibleOhio collected 117,418 valid signatures of Ohio voters to send the proposed law...
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