 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. …
4 reasons why Ohioans for Medical Marijuana say their initiative should be on the ballot
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Marijuana is about the healing, not the high. That was the take-away Tuesday from a news conference hosted by Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, a political action group that wants to put an initiative on the November ballot for a comprehensive medical marijuana program. Ohioans for Medical Marijuana and its supporters are critical of legislation to legalize medical marijuana. The …
Medical marijuana supporters form campaign team
A leader in last year’s effort to thwart a proposal to legalize marijuana was named Monday in Ohio to run a possible November campaign to legalize medical marijuana. Ohioans for Medical Marijuana said Brandon Lynaugh will be the campaign manager. He worked on several previous statewide ballot issues, including the campaign last fall to defeat state Issue 3, which would …