CLEVELAND -- Just because both medical and recreational marijuana might become legal, does not mean you can use the drug without consequences in the workplace.

"I am in pain," said Carolyn Harris. "Constant pain. I have been praying for this issue."

Every day, Carolyn Harris lives with the discomfort caused by chronic arthritis, Fibromyalgia and Lupus, which explains why she wants Issue 3 to pass on Tuesday.

"The pills were making me sick," said Harris. "My hair fell out and I could not walk, so by pushing this issue will help me tremendously."

She says one doctor told her if Issue 3 passes in Ohio she can try cannabis creams and oils. Just like any other prescription, employers would have to allow it in the workplace.

Before she gave birth to her daughter, Nova, at Cleveland's Fairview Hospital on September 26, Hollie Sanford used cannabis tea to relieve severe sciatic nerve pain. Her research convinced her marijuana was a safer choice than the painkillers she had been prescribed, and she may be right about that.

Ohio voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to vote on whether or not to legalize medical and recreational marijuana.

The passage of Issue 3 would make Ohio the home of a lot of firsts: the first Midwestern state to legalize the drug, the first successful privately-funded legalization campaign, and the first state in the country to legalize medical and recreational uses at once, according to the Washington Post.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Will Ohio voters on Tuesday make the Buckeye State the first to go from pot prohibition to a fully legalized marijuana industry?

Or will voters say "no" to letting deep-pocketed campaigns secure future profits for themselves in the Ohio Constitution?

Both sides of the debate are confident they'll win, but the final results are difficult to gauge from polls and early voter turnout numbers.

If Ohio voters legalize marijuana, they’ll make Lachey and many others very rich in the process.

Boy-band veteran + legalized marijuana sounds like the kind of unholy mash-up that only happens on the Internet, but it’s actually at the heart of a very real ballot initiative going out to Ohio voters this week—and one that’s not nearly as OMG-hilarious as it sounds. 

Cardinals defensive lineman will team with Oscar Robertson in southern Ohio marijuana farm if vote is approved

Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Frostee Rucker will keep a close eye on Tuesday's election day returns from Ohio -- the state where the Cardinals just vacated following their 34-20 victory over the Browns.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans could buy marijuana, pot-infused candies and other related products from potentially 1,100-plus retail stores around the state if voters approve a legalization measure on Tuesday’s ballots.

The proposed constitutional amendment, known as Issue 3, would let adults 21 and older purchase marijuana and grow up to four plants at home. The initiative lays out a regulatory scheme, while creating a network of 10 authorized growing facilities and establishing nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries.

Here are some things to know about how retail stores would work under the measure.
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NUMBER OF STORES BASED ON OHIO’S POPULATION

Is it time to toke in Ohio?

This Election Day, residents of the Buckeye State will be voting on two conflicting ballot initiatives relating to marijuana.

One — Issue 3 — would legalize marijuana, but only as a monopoly by certain investors. The other — Issue 2 — would illegalize such monopolies.

It’s not clear what will happen if they both pass.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Hollie Sanford's decision to use a marijuana-based tea to lessen her labor pains had a devastating result she didn't expect.
A Juvenile Court magistrate ordered the healthy baby girl whisked away from Sanford more than two weeks ago, contrary to the advice of county workers who said it would be harmful to take the newborn from her parents
A court hearing where the baby was ordered to be taken was scheduled with less than 24 hours notice, Sanford said.
It blindsided her and her husband who had cooperated fully with a county worker who visited their Cleveland home after she and the baby tested positive for a bi-product of marijuana after the birth at Fairview Hospital on Sept. 26.