COLUMBUS — A state board that approves ballot language has approved new wording used to describe a proposal to legalize marijuana after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that certain phrases were misleading.
The proposed constitutional amendment, known as Issue 3, would let people 21 and older buy marijuana for medicinal or recreational use. It creates a network of 10 authorized growing locations.
On Wednesday, the high court ordered the Ohio Ballot Board to reconvene and replace four paragraphs about certain requirements for marijuana retailers, the amount of marijuana a person can grow and transport and the potential for additional growing facilities.
“Despite some elected officials’ anti-marijuana reform agenda, the voters won today. In November, Ohioans will see accurate, fair and neutral Issue 3 ballot language,” ResponsibleOhio Executive Director Ian James said.
The five-member board held an emergency meeting Friday in Columbus.
Attorneys for backers of the proposal said they found the new language to be accurate, as did Issue 3 opponents.