COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today rejected the third petition for a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution which would attempt to legalize marijuana for medical use in the state.
On January 13th, the Ohio Attorney General's Office received a written petition to amend the Ohio Constitution, entitled "Ohio Medical Cannabis Amendment," from the group Ohio Medical Cannabis Care LLC, the third submission of such a titled amendment by this group. 1,000 valid signatures from registered Ohio voters were submitted. However, Attorney General DeWine found at least five defects with the summary language:
The summary language states that a "qualified medical patient" is a person at least 21 years old, while the proposed amendments states that such persons must be at least 18 years old.
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Ohio Attorney General Rejects Third Medical Cannabis Amendment Petition
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