Marijuana legalization

Backers and lawmakers agreed to hand legalization ballot initiative back to legislature for consideration.

Lawsuit says state leaders not giving ballot issue fair treatment

Democratic gubernatorial candidates agree criminal justice reform is needed. But they have different ideas on how that should happen.

If lawmakers miss May deadline, supporters will have to restart petition process.

Conservative groups split over pot proposals

An effort to legalize marijuana use and sales in Ohio has cleared another hurdle on the path to getting the proposal submitted to the Legislature.The Ohio…

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office on Friday approved summary language in a petition to legalize marijuana use and sales in the state. The Coalition to…

Several states approve marijuana for recreational and medicinal use. Oregon votes to decriminalize possession of small amounts of hard drugs.