Ohio medical marijuana amendment backers had little cash, campaign finance report shows

The national group pushing a medical marijuana ballot measure in Ohio never came close to raising enough money to run a statewide campaign. Marijuana Policy Project’s Ohio political action committee, Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, raised $473,822 during the first half of the year, campaign finance reports filed with the state Friday show. The PAC spent $767,000 during that time, mostly …

No deal between Ohio legislature, medical marijuana group to drop ballot initiative

 Backers of a constitutional amendment that would have legalized medical marijuana said they were not pressured by state lawmakers to abandon efforts to put their measure on the November ballot. Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, funded by national group Marijuana Policy Project, ended its ballot effort on Saturday, days after state law-makers passed a bill establishing a more restrictive medical marijuana …

Rob Kampia From Marijuana Policy Project On Suspending Legalization Efforts In Ohio

Dear Friend — On Wednesday night, the Ohio Legislature passed a medical marijuana bill that’s based on OMM’s ballot initiative. When Gov. John Kasich (R) signs the bill into law, Ohio will become the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana! Because of this “conversion in Columbus,” we’re suspending the signature drive to place our initiative on the November 8 ballot. …

Marijuana Policy Project Drops Ohio Medical Marijuana Initiative

Ohioans won’t be voting on medical marijuana this fall because Marijuana Policy Project dropped its campaign after lawmakers passed a comprehensive plan Wednesday. National marijuana legalization powerhouse Marijuana Policy Project, and its local affiliate, Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, announced Saturday they would suspend a campaign to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio. The group had been working to collect the more than 305,000 valid …