Sec. of State Frank LaRose announced Wednesday evening that the proposal to legalize weed gained enough valid signatures in their second go to make the ballot.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio voters will decide in November if marijuana should be legal for recreational use.
The statute didn't have enough valid signatures to make the ballot in July. They only needed 679 valid signatures, but ended up submitting nearly ten times the number of signatures needed during their cure period. The period is a 10-day second chance to make up for invalid signatures. In early July, the group submitted more than 222,000 petition signatures supporting recreational marijuana in the state, which it gathered in all 88 Ohio counties over the course of eight weeks. This was about 100,000 more than was necessary to be on the ballot. Of the signatures they collected, 123,367 were valid, just short of the required number.If passed, the law would legalize and regulate recreational cannabis for adults 21 years of age and older.
This proposal would also impose a 10% tax at the point of sale for each transaction, which activists say would raise $350 to $400 million in new tax revenue annually.Read Sec. of State Frank LaRose's letter confirming the initiative will be on the ballot in November. RELATED: Ohio to vote on abortion rights in November; recreational weed initiative falls short of required signatures
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