COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Supporters of an Ohio marijuana legalization measure can now collect signatures to put the proposed constitutional amendment on a future statewide ballot.
The Ohio Ballot Board on Thursday approved the "Marijuana Rights and Regulations" amendment as a single issue. The amendment would give people age 21 and older a constitutional right to possess, produce, transport, use and share cannabis. The amendment allows the state legislature to regulate commercial marijuana cultivation and sales.
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The group backing the amendment, Ohio Families for Change, would need to collect at least 305,591 signatures of registered Ohio voters by July 4 to qualify for the November ballot. The group is targeting the November 2019 ballot, consultant to the campaign Jonathan Varner said.
"We have a broad coalition of support and will be spending these next few months reaching out to voters to collect the signatures needed to be on the ballot," Varner said in a statement. "We are confident that Ohio voters will overwhelmingly support the proposal."
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