Ohio Legislature Pushing Bills to Allow For Firing of Workers Who Use Medical Marijuana April 15, 2016 AggregatedNews Ohio, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Ohioans who are legally prescribed marijuana to alleviate symptoms for serious illnesses could still be fired from their jobs under both major proposals to legalize marijuana's use as a medicine. Republicans in the Ohio House introduced their medical marijuana bill,… Read More→
Here’s What Would Be Allowed in Ohio’s New Medical Marijuana Proposal April 13, 2016 AggregatedNews Ohio, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Lawmakers want to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio after years of stonewalling efforts to provide marijuana to patients. The proposal, which will be introduced this week, would allow Ohioans to access edible marijuana, patches, plant material and oils while prohibiting individuals… Read More→
Ohio Starts Collecting Signatures For Another Medical Marijuana Initiative April 1, 2016 AggregatedNews Ohio, Policy & Legal 0 Comments While the House Medical Marijuana Task Force wrapped up its final hearing Thursday, a skeptical Ohio Ballot Board gave supporters of a medical-marijuana constitutional amendment the go-ahead to collect signatures for the fall election. Three members of the five-member board… Read More→
Ohio Attorney General Rejects Marijuana Ballot Initiative March 14, 2016 AggregatedNews Ohio, Policy & Legal 0 Comments COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Attorney General Mike DeWine on Friday rejected a medical marijuana legalization amendment backed by national group Marijuana Policy Project. DeWine's job is not to judge the merit of proposed ballot initiatives but to certify that the petition language accurately… Read More→
Medical Marijuana May Be Back on the Ballot in Ohio This November March 2, 2016 AggregatedNews Ohio, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Medical marijuana could be available to an estimated 215,000 Ohioans with qualifying medical conditions by 2018 if voters okay a constitutional amendment on the November ballot. A year after Ohioans soundly defeated ResponsibleOhio’s for-profit plan to legalize marijuana for recreational… Read More→
Ohio Medical Marijuana Backers Pushing For New November Ballot Initiative February 23, 2016 AggregatedNews Ohio, Policy & Legal 0 Comments After sitting out a failed effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio last year, a national pot policy group is taking the lead to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio. In fact, although Issue 3, an attempt to fully legalize consumption… Read More→
Recreational Legalization Measure Put on Hold in Ohio February 19, 2016 AggregatedNews Ohio, Policy & Legal 0 Comments COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The only group actively collecting signatures to put a marijuana legalization measure on the Ohio ballot this year has paused its campaign. Instead, the Legalize Ohio 2016 campaign will work with Marijuana Policy Project on its medical marijuana… Read More→
Ohio State Senators on Statewide Tour to Gauge Attitudes on Medical Marijuana January 20, 2016 AggregatedNews Ohio, Policy & Legal 0 Comments COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Cleveland will be the first stop on a multi-city tour where state senators plan to gauge Ohio's attitudes toward medical marijuana. Sens. Dave Burke, a Marysville Republican, and Kenny Yuko, a Richmond Heights Democrat, said they also… Read More→
Ohio Legislators Forming a Medical Marijuana Task Force January 14, 2016 AggregatedNews Ohio, Policy & Legal 0 Comments COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio House leaders on Thursday will lay out their plan to address medical marijuana through a new bipartisan task force. State lawmakers pledged to study the issue after Ohio voters soundly rejected Issue 3, which would have legalized… Read More→
Debate Over Legalization is Far From Over in Ohio December 23, 2015 AggregatedNews Ohio, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Ohioans in November rejected a well-funded proposal to legalize marijuana, but the issue isn't going away anytime soon. More ballot issues are in the works, state lawmakers have vowed to act on medical marijuana, and activists across the state are… Read More→
Marijuana Business Will Get Another Shot in Ohio November 10, 2015 AggregatedNews Ohio, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Issue 3, which failed miserably on Nov. 3, was promoted by an Ohio-grown team of proponents seeking economic advantage for themselves in addition to legitimizing what has been an illegal activity. The next time around, whether it’s an initiative in… Read More→
Will Ohio’s Vote Against Legalizing Marijuana Impact Federal Cannabis Policy? November 5, 2015 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments On Tuesday, voters in Ohio rejected a constitutional amendment that would have legalized both medical and recreational marijuana use. Naturally, folks are wondering about the implications of Issue 3’s failure for similar measures in other states. But there’s a larger question… Read More→
5 Things the California Legalization Push Can Learn From Ohio November 5, 2015 AggregatedNews California, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Californians who want to legalize marijuana next year may see cautionary lessons in the way 64 percent of Ohio voters crushed a bid to legalize it there on Tuesday. Ohio’s ballot measure beatdown wasn’t as much about weed as it… Read More→
Ohio Lawmakers Say They Will Introduce Medical Marijuana Legislation November 5, 2015 AggregatedNews Ohio, Policy & Legal 0 Comments COLUMBUS, Ohio -- On the heels of the defeat of a proposal to legalize marijuana, state lawmakers in the Ohio House said Wednesday they plan to move forward with several bills related to medical marijuana. House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger, a… Read More→
Six Good Reasons Marijuana Legalization Failed in Ohio November 4, 2015 AggregatedNews News & Insights, Ohio, Policy & Legal 0 Comments CINCINNATI — The sheer size of Tuesday’s crushing electoral defeat of marijuana legalization in the Buckeye State surprised political experts inside and out of Ohio. Despite a $20 million campaign, the proposed constitutional amendment, known as Issue 3, lost. Amid its smoking wreckage,… Read More→