“How do I get my medical marijuana license in Ohio?” This is a question thousands will be asking in November 2016 if Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) has its way this year. The MPP, overseen by founders originally involved with NORML, will have propose a medical-only cannabis legalization measure to Ohio voters in March, 2016. If…
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/01/national_marijuana_group_plans_ohio_medical_marijuana_amendment_for_2016_ballot.html A little history on MPP, which is why OGP feels this initiative will not only be on the ballot, but pass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana_Policy_Project COLUMBUS, Ohio — A major national player in the marijuana legalization movement plans to put an Ohio medical marijuana measure on the November ballot. Marijuana Policy Project, based in Washington…
October 28, 2015 – SOURCE: http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/10/marijuana_still_a_federal_crim.html COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio voters will decide next week whether to legalize recreational and medical marijuana. But they won’t be able to change the laws that keep it a federally illegal substance and make the marijuana industry costly, burdensome, and risky. Four states and the District of Columbia…
October 20, 2015 OGP Editorial: If you haven’t been keeping up with Canadian politics, the Liberal Party has repeatedly proclaimed that they would legalize recreational marijuana if they win a majority of the elected positions in yesterday’s polls. Well, that just happened. Justin Trudeau, Canada’s new Prime Minister, says We will legalize, regulate, and restrict…
October 12, 2015 – Source: http://watchdog.org/241902/lawsuit-marijuana-monopoly/ In November, Ohio voters will get the chance to approve a constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes. They’ll also vote on a constitutional amendment prohibiting monopolies. Seems like a couple of issues best left to voters, right? Problem is, the amendments conflict: One creates a private marijuana…
October 8, 2015 Source: http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/10/ohio_voters_support_marijuana.html COLUMBUS, Ohio — A majority of Ohioans favor legalizing recreational marijuana but support has not significantly changed in the past six months despite widespread advertising and campaigning for a legalization measure that appears on the November ballot, according to poll results released Thursday. In a new Quinnipiac University poll,…
This article is a reminder that although Ohio may be moving forward, the federal laws still lag behind…. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/09/27/making-a-business-out-of-pot-isnt-easy.html Running a marijuana business is more than a pipe dream, says Justin Breidenbach: It’s about taxes, banking, liability, supply and demand. Breidenbach, an associate professor of accounting at Ohio Wesleyan University who has been studying the…
Sep 22, 2015 – Source: http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/responsibleohio-group-members-joined-local-religious-leaders-to-support-fresh-start-act CLEVELAND – Pro-marijuana group ResponsibleOhio joined local religious leaders in supporting a proposed law that would expunge certain marijuana offenses in connection with Ohio’s pot legalization amendment up for vote this fall. Supporters met on the steps of the Cuyahoga County Justice Center Tuesday morning. The “Fresh Start Act”…
September 17, 2015 Source: http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/2015/09/15/husted-responsibleohio-knew-signatures-fraudulent/72326140/ Secretary of State Jon Husted said Tuesday the leadership of the Ohio marijuana legalization effort “knowingly engaged” in gathering fraudulent signatures for petitions to put the initiative on the Nov. 3 ballot. But the executive director of ResponsibleOhio fired back that Husted was engaging in a “shameless attempt at self-promotion…
September 17, 2015 Source: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/marijuana-issue-ballot-language-must-change-ohio-s/nngjN/ COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the Ohio Ballot Board crafted misleading language for the Nov. 3 marijuana-legalization constitutional amendment and ordered the board to redo it. The court said the Ballot Board, chaired by Secretary of State Jon Husted and controlled 3-2 by Republicans,…