Ohioans fighting for marijuana reform are facing a new challenge – the proposal to legalize recreational cannabis fell short on Tuesday of the needed signatures, reported the Associated Press. Fortunately for the backers, the game is not over yet.
What Happened: Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose confirmed that the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol was lacking 679 signatures of the 124,046 that are required to place the question on the Nov. 7 ballot.
According to the Coalition spokesperson, Tom Haren, that shouldn’t be a problem.
“It looks like we came up a little short in this first phase, but now we have 10 days to find just 679 voters to sign a supplemental petition — this is going to be easy because a majority of Ohioans support our proposal to regulate and tax adult-use marijuana,” Haren stated.
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