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The effort to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio is moving forward as groups move ahead on a ballot issue and state lawmakers consider action.
Ohioans for Medical Marijuana named as its campaign manager Brandon Lynaugh, a veteran political consultant who worked against the last legal weed issue.
"We're excited to have Brandon at the helm of our Ohio campaign," said Rob Kampia, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project, in a written statement. MPP is a national group backing the Ohio campaign. "His extensive experience with ballot issues and his history of standing up for Ohioans make him the right person to lead our team.
Ohioans for Medical Marijuana hit the streets this month to collect valid signatures from 306,000 registered Ohio voters by July 6 to qualify for the November ballot. The group is proposing a constitutional amendment to legalize and regulate marijuana for medical use.
State lawmakers also plan to put forward a medical marijuana bill and plan to release those details Wednesday.
All of this comes just months after Ohioans voted overwhelmingly against legalizing marijuana for recreational and medical use in November.
5 Things to Know about medical marijuana plans in Ohio:
1. After months of study, the Ohio House will unveil a medical marijuana bill on Wednesday. Expect it to be narrow enough to pass muster with conservative lawmakers but broad enough to possibly head off a ballot initiative.
2. Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, which is backed by a national group, expects to spend $900,000 collecting 306,000 valid voter signatures to qualify for the November ballot.
3. The Ohio Ballot Board will meet Thursday to decide whether the Medicinal Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Amendment is one proposal and whether its backers can start circulating petitions to collect 306,000 voter signatures by July 6.
4. Public Policy Polling found 74 percent of Ohio voters support amending the state constitution for a medical marijuana program while 22 percent oppose it.
5. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have passed laws to legalize medical marijuana but it is still illegal under federal law.
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Full Article: Five Things To Know About Medical Marijuana Plans In Ohio This Year
Author: Laura A. Bischoff
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Website: Dayton Daily News
Ohioans for Medical Marijuana named as its campaign manager Brandon Lynaugh, a veteran political consultant who worked against the last legal weed issue.
"We're excited to have Brandon at the helm of our Ohio campaign," said Rob Kampia, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project, in a written statement. MPP is a national group backing the Ohio campaign. "His extensive experience with ballot issues and his history of standing up for Ohioans make him the right person to lead our team.
Ohioans for Medical Marijuana hit the streets this month to collect valid signatures from 306,000 registered Ohio voters by July 6 to qualify for the November ballot. The group is proposing a constitutional amendment to legalize and regulate marijuana for medical use.
State lawmakers also plan to put forward a medical marijuana bill and plan to release those details Wednesday.
All of this comes just months after Ohioans voted overwhelmingly against legalizing marijuana for recreational and medical use in November.
5 Things to Know about medical marijuana plans in Ohio:
1. After months of study, the Ohio House will unveil a medical marijuana bill on Wednesday. Expect it to be narrow enough to pass muster with conservative lawmakers but broad enough to possibly head off a ballot initiative.
2. Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, which is backed by a national group, expects to spend $900,000 collecting 306,000 valid voter signatures to qualify for the November ballot.
3. The Ohio Ballot Board will meet Thursday to decide whether the Medicinal Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Amendment is one proposal and whether its backers can start circulating petitions to collect 306,000 voter signatures by July 6.
4. Public Policy Polling found 74 percent of Ohio voters support amending the state constitution for a medical marijuana program while 22 percent oppose it.
5. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have passed laws to legalize medical marijuana but it is still illegal under federal law.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Five Things To Know About Medical Marijuana Plans In Ohio This Year
Author: Laura A. Bischoff
Photo Credit: Pixabay
Website: Dayton Daily News
