Ohio Billionaire Seeks Medical Marijuana Vote
Cleveland-based billionaire Peter Lewis, the chairman of Progressive Insurance, wants Ohioans to vote on becoming a medical marijuana state. Through his attorney, he has put out a request for proposals...
View ArticleCincinnati Bengals' Jerome Simpson Indicted on Felony Marijuana Trafficking...
A grand jury in Kenton County, Kentucky, has indicted Simpson on one felony count of trafficking marijuana, which carries a prison sentence of one to five years.
View ArticleMedical Marijuana at the Statehouse – 2012 Could See Medical Marijuana States...
Since California voters made it the first medical marijuana state in 1996, other states have come on board at a rate a little better than one a year. Now, 15 years later, 16 states and the District of...
View ArticleOhio Governor Signs Law Reducing Penalties For Pot Paraphernalia
COLUMBUS, OH — Governor John Kasich, a Republican, signed legislation into law last week that significantly reduces statewide criminal penalties associated with the possession of marijuana...
View ArticleSome States Move on Sentencing Reform
With state budgets devastated by the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent slow economic growth, the impulse to incarcerate is being blunted by fiscal realities. This year, a number of states have...
View ArticleGet NORML on 4/20 With Nationwide Events
Get NORML this 4/20 with one of the dozens of events being hosted across the country by NORML’s affiliate groups. There are events going on across the country including festivals, concerts, comedy...
View ArticleOhio Lawmaker Introduces Measure to Put Marijuana Legalization Before State...
COLUMBUS, OH — Representative Robert F. Hagan (D-Youngstown) has introduced a measure that would put marijuana legalization on the ballot before state voters. House Joint Resolution 6 would place a...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Bill Introduced in Ohio
COLUMBUS, OH — Legislation to allow the medical use of marijuana has been introduced to the Ohio legislature. House Bill 153 was introduced to the House by Rep. Robert F. Hagan (D-Youngstown) on May 2,...
View ArticleOhio Medical Marijuana Legalization Petition Drive Underway
COLUMBUS, OH — A signature gathering campaign aimed at placing marijuana reform on the ballot has begun in Ohio, and the group sponsoring the initiative is hopeful they will place the issue before...
View ArticlePot, Pipes, Paraphernalia Found at Home of Indian’s Chris Perez
ROCKY RIVER, OH — A police search of the home of Cleveland Indians pitcher Chris Perez yielded marijuana, pipes and other smoking paraphernalia, court documents said. Perez, 28, and his wife, Melanie,...
View ArticleOhio Ballot Campaign to Legalize Medical Marijuana Gets Underway
COLUMBUS, OH — Medical marijuana backers in the Buckeye State hope the third time is the charm. After twice failing to move initiative efforts in the past couple of years, activists have unveiled a...
View ArticleOhio Attorney General Rejects Proposed Marijuana Legalization Amendment
COLUMBUS, OH — Ohio’s Attorney General Mike DeWine has rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana saying the language in the bill was not “fair and truthful” and omitted key...
View ArticleCleveland Indians' Perez, Wife Guilty on Marijuana Charges
ROCKY RIVER, OH — Cleveland Indians pitcher Chris Perez pleaded no contest Tuesday to drug abuse, a fourth degree misdemeanor, in Rocky River, Ohio court. In June, a six-ounce bag of marijuana was...
View ArticleMajority of Ohio Voters Say Legalize Marijuana, 87% Support Medical
COLUMBUS, OH – A survey conducted by Quinnipiac University Polling Institute on February 12-17 shows 51% of registered Ohio voters support allowing adults to legally possess small amounts of marijuana...
View ArticleOhio: Majority Of Voters Back Legalizing Marijuana
COLUMBUS, OH — Most Ohio voters support regulating the adult use of cannabis, while a super-majority endorses legalizing the plant for therapeutic purposes, according to a Quinnipiac University poll...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Amendment Won’t Be on Ohio Ballot in November
COLUMBUS, OH — An attempt to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio does not have enough voters to qualify for the November ballot, supporters said Tuesday. Activists had collected about 100,000 signatures...
View ArticleNFL Suspends Browns WR Josh Gordon for 2014-15 Season for Marijuana
CLEVELAND, OH — Josh Gordon’s wait is over, and so is his 2014 season. The Browns learned Wednesday that Gordon’s indefinite suspension by the NFL has been upheld and he will miss at least 16 games...
View ArticleOhio Man Shoots, Kills Himself During Marijuana Farm Raid Standoff
ASHVILLE, OH — An Ashville, Ohio, man shot and killed himself after a two-hour standoff at a property where he was growing marijuana Tuesday evening. According to the Columbus Dispatch, citing police...
View ArticleOhio Gubernatorial Candidate Supports Medical Marijuana Legalization
COLUMBUS, OH — Eighty-seven percent of Ohio voters think that people should be able to use marijuana as medicine, although nearly all of the currently elected state officials, including Gov. John...
View ArticleIn Era of Marijuana Legalization, States Still Enforcing ‘Smoke a Joint, Lose...
GRANVILLE, OH — According to a new analysis by the Clemency Report, some states are still suspending the driver’s licenses of convicted cannabis offenders unrelated to any actual driving offense (as...
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