Adult-use marijuana legalization will appear on Ohio voters’ ballots in November.
The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol campaign qualified a legalization initiative for the upcoming election, the organizers announced late Wednesday.
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If voters approve the measure, Ohio would be the third state to legalize marijuana in 2023, following in the footsteps of Delaware and Minnesota.
Both states legalized via the legislative process.
“We are grateful to the thousands of Ohioans who helped us get to this point and are excited to bring our proposal to regulate marijuana like alcohol before Ohio voters this coming Election Day,” campaign spokesperson Tom Haren said via an emailed news release.
The well-funded campaign submitted more than 223,000 signatures from registered voters in late July but were told only 123,367 were valid.
Organizers had another 10 days to submit 679 valid signatures. They delivered 6,545 in early August.
The Ohio secretary of state
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