The Ohio group in search of to place a hashish legalization query to voters says it has collected almost 10 instances the variety of extra signatures it wanted to place the difficulty to voters, WOSU reviews. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol was informed final month by officers they have been 679 legitimate signatures in need of the purpose and had an August 4 deadline to assemble the remaining signatures.
Tom Haren, spokesman for the coalition, informed WOSU the group collected 6,545 extra signatures and submitted them to the Ohio Secretary of State to be verified.
“This submission validates what we’ve stated all alongside: regulating marijuana is fashionable in Ohio.” — Haren, in an announcement, by way of WOSU
The Secretary of State’s workplace nonetheless has to confirm the signatures and if at the least 679 are validated, the query will seem on particular election ballots in November.
The poll measure proposes permitting adults 21-and-older to purchase and possess as much as 2.5 ounces of hashish and to develop crops at residence. A ten% tax on hashish gross sales would assist administrative prices, dependancy remedy, municipalities with dispensaries, and social fairness and jobs packages.
If accepted by the Secretary of State’s workplace, the hashish legalization query would require solely a easy majority to go.
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