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Dayton Business Journal...
Ohio medical
marijuana possible for 2012 ballot
by DBJ Staff
Monday, August 1, 2011
Ohio could join the growing roster of states allowing medical marijuana
if a petition drive succeeds in getting the question on the 2012 ballot.
Efforts to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio are moving ahead, with a
group submitting signatures to Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office.
And that could launch the petition collection process in time for the
November 2012 ballot, the Associated Press reports.
Backers of the “Ohio Alternative Treatment Amendment” submitted 2,143
signatures summarizing the proposed amendment, which would allow those
with qualifying illnesses to possess up to 3.5 ounces of marijuana, the
news service reported. DeWine’s office must validate at least 1,000 of
those signatures and certify that the summary language is a fair
representation of the amendment.
Should summary language be approved, backers must then begin collecting
at least 385,245 valid signatures to make it to next year’s ballot.
Supporters say a win would open doors to medical treatment, while
opponents worry it will create an enforcement problem.
State lawmakers in Indiana also are studying whether the state should
decriminalize the use of marijuana or create a program that would allow
people to use the drug to relieve pain.
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