Ohioans Could See Marijuana Legalization on the Ballot Again This Year

After a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana in Ohio was quashed in the November election, some voters may have assumed it would take a while to see a marijuana-related issue show up on the ballot again.

With Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Ohio Ballot Board’s recent approval of language for an amendment that would allow patients to use medical marijuana with a physician’s approval, Ohio voters may have their say on marijuana use in this coming election.

Now, organizers with Ohioans for Medical Marijuana — which is an affiliate organization of the Marijuana Policy Project in D.C. — have to gather 305,591 signatures by early July for it to appear on the ballot.

If given the green light by voters this November, the amendment would cover patients’ use of marijuana for conditions such as cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, severe pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, among...

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