COLUMBUS – Backers of a medical marijuana ballot issue took another step forward Thursday, even as state lawmakers prepare their own legalization measure.
The Ohio Ballot Board certified the proposed constitutional amendment known as the “Medicinal Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Amendment” as a single ballot issue.
Supporters will now need to collect 305,591 signatures in order to qualify for the November ballot.
It came a day after Ohio House leaders outlined their plans to approve a measure legalizing medical marijuana by summer.