Post by Logan on Jun 4, 2016 2:34:12 GMT -6
No deal between Ohio legislature, medical marijuana group to drop ballot initiative
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Backers of a constitutional amendment that would have legalized medical marijuana said they were not pressured by state lawmakers to abandon efforts to put their measure on the November ballot.
Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, funded by national group Marijuana Policy Project, ended its ballot effort on Saturday, days after state lawmakers passed a bill establishing a more restrictive medical marijuana program.
Legislators may have been attempting to head off the amendment, but Saturday's announcement came as a surprise. Legislative leaders and Gov. John Kasich's office, which had been looped in on negotiations about House Bill 523, said there was no deal made with Marijuana Policy Project to end its ballot campaign.
Ohioans for Medical Marijuana spokesman Aaron Marshall agreed there was no deal, but said the proposed amendment helped nudge the House bill forward.
Read more: www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/06/no_backroom_deal_for_medical_m.html
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Backers of a constitutional amendment that would have legalized medical marijuana said they were not pressured by state lawmakers to abandon efforts to put their measure on the November ballot.
Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, funded by national group Marijuana Policy Project, ended its ballot effort on Saturday, days after state lawmakers passed a bill establishing a more restrictive medical marijuana program.
Legislators may have been attempting to head off the amendment, but Saturday's announcement came as a surprise. Legislative leaders and Gov. John Kasich's office, which had been looped in on negotiations about House Bill 523, said there was no deal made with Marijuana Policy Project to end its ballot campaign.
Ohioans for Medical Marijuana spokesman Aaron Marshall agreed there was no deal, but said the proposed amendment helped nudge the House bill forward.
Read more: www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/06/no_backroom_deal_for_medical_m.html