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Attorney General Mike DeWine
DeWine Rejects
Petition for Marijuana Legalization Amendment
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today rejected the
petition for a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution which would
attempt to legalize marijuana use in the state.
On February 13th, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office received a written
petition to amend the Ohio Constitution, entitled “Medical Marijuana
and Personal Use Amendment,” from the group Responsible Ohio. 1,000
valid signatures from registered Ohio voters were submitted. However,
Attorney General DeWine found at least two defects with the summary
language:
The summary language omits that the proposed amendment permits the
sharing of specified amounts of marijuana between adults 21 years old
and older.
The summary language does not accurately reflect the manner in which
proposed taxes would be distributed.
Additionally, DeWine noted that at least one marijuana establishment
proposed in the amendment may be within 1,000 feet of a “house of
worship and/or a public playground,” which would also conflict with
claims made in the summary language. However, due to the other
deficiencies with the summary petition, the Attorney General’s Office
did not attempt to validate the claims regarding locations.
“After reviewing the submission, I conclude that I am unable to certify
the summary as a fair and truthful statement of the proposed
amendment,” DeWine stated in a letter to the petitioners.
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