ResponsibleOhio /news/tags/responsibleohio ResponsibleOhio en-US Copyright Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:11:12 GMT Medical Marijuana Legalization Proposal Heading Toward Finishing Touches /news/government-politics/2018-02-12/medical-marijuana-legalization-proposal-heading-toward-finishing-touches Backers of a plan to put an all-out legalization of marijuana before voters this fall say they plan to introduce the issue in a couple of weeks.Marijuana… Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:11:12 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-02-12/medical-marijuana-legalization-proposal-heading-toward-finishing-touches Jo Ingles A Force for Marijuana Legalization in Ohio May Sue Over Being Passed Over for a License /news/government-politics/2017-12-03/a-force-for-marijuana-legalization-in-ohio-may-sue-over-being-passed-over-for-a-license One of the principal backers of the failed 2015 ballot issue to legalize marijuana is threatening legal action against the state's medical pot program.… Sun, 03 Dec 2017 21:35:27 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-12-03/a-force-for-marijuana-legalization-in-ohio-may-sue-over-being-passed-over-for-a-license Jo Ingles Medical Marijuana Backers Say a Growing and Research Site Will Create Jobs in Wilmington /news/government-politics/2017-03-10/medical-marijuana-backers-say-a-growing-and-research-site-will-create-jobs-in-wilmington Two of the people who played a big part in the marijuana legalization plan rejected by Ohio voters in 2015 are planning to take a key role in Ohio’s new… Fri, 10 Mar 2017 05:17:34 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-03-10/medical-marijuana-backers-say-a-growing-and-research-site-will-create-jobs-in-wilmington Jo Ingles Medical Marijuana Legalization Effort Hires Former Anti-Legalization Strategist to Lead Campaign /news/government-politics/2016-04-12/medical-marijuana-legalization-effort-hires-former-anti-legalization-strategist-to-lead-campaign The national group gathering signatures for a proposed state constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana is already planning for the fall… Wed, 13 Apr 2016 03:11:58 GMT /news/government-politics/2016-04-12/medical-marijuana-legalization-effort-hires-former-anti-legalization-strategist-to-lead-campaign Jo Ingles Ohio Lawmakers Consider a Fresh Start Act /news/government-politics/2016-01-05/ohio-lawmakers-consider-a-fresh-start-act A proposal being pushed by the group that tried to legalize marijuana on the ballot last fall could now be considered by state lawmakers. Ohio Public… Tue, 05 Jan 2016 21:35:35 GMT /news/government-politics/2016-01-05/ohio-lawmakers-consider-a-fresh-start-act Jo Ingles Ohio Voters Trounced Pot Legalization in 2015, but the Issue Isn't Done Yet /news/government-politics/2015-12-23/ohio-voters-trounced-pot-legalization-in-2015-but-the-issue-isnt-done-yet Plans to legalize marijuana in Ohio were derailed by voters in 2015. But as Ohio Public Radio’s Jo Ingles reports, the failed ballot issue this November… Thu, 24 Dec 2015 02:59:15 GMT /news/government-politics/2015-12-23/ohio-voters-trounced-pot-legalization-in-2015-but-the-issue-isnt-done-yet Jo Ingles Issue 3 Backers Spent $21 Million on the Failed Marijuana Campaign /news/government-politics/2015-12-14/issue-3-backers-spent-21-million-on-the-failed-marijuana-campaign The backers of last month’s marijuana legalization issue spent a lot of money on a campaign that voters overwhelmingly rejected. Statehouse correspondent… Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:33:56 GMT /news/government-politics/2015-12-14/issue-3-backers-spent-21-million-on-the-failed-marijuana-campaign Karen Kasler