If it passes on the ballot, Ohio lawmakers may alter recreational marijuana law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Adjacent to other issues and candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot, voters in the state will be asked whether to legalize the sale, purchase and possession of marijuana for all Ohioans 21 and older.
Close to 59% percent of likely Ohio voters, responding to a July poll administered by Suffolk University, said they would vote in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana. Only 6.6% were undecided, with 34.8% against the issue.
But unlike Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights, Issue 2 will appear as an initiated statute — giving state lawmakers the final word.
The governor does not have the authority to veto a proposal made law via the ballot, according to the Ohio Constitution, but legislators can still propose and pass modifications to the new law after the election. With about two-and-a-half months until Election Day, some lawmakers are already thinking loosely about what moves the General Assembly might make.
Rep. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania) said he feels somewhat neutral about the recreational marijuana proposal that will go before voters. Some of the legislative text, he said, “could be fixed or could have been drafted better.”
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