DeWine Rejects Second Marijuana Legalization Proposal

For the second time this month, a campaign seeking to legalize marijuana has failed to clear a legal hurdle.  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has rejected a petition for the proposed End Ohio Cannabis Prohibition Act, citing a lack of adequate valid petition signatures.  The measure is backed by Responsible Ohioans for Cannabis. It proposes legalizing both medical and recreational marijuana.  Earlier this week, DeWine rejected the initial petition of another group, ResponsibleOhio, due to problems with its summary. That group has said it will try again to move forward with its proposal, which would legalize medicinal and recreational marijuana and create 10 authorized grow sites across the state.  A third legalization proposal, backed by Legalize Ohio, is circulating in Cleveland.