Apparently, the Ohio petition was too hastily put together to get past DeWine. People writing petitions need to cross their t’s and dot their i’s because the powers that be are going to continue to be very critical.

http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/29134644/ohio-attorney-general-rejects-petition-for-proposed-cannabis-control-amendment

(Press Release) –
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine rejected a petition for the proposed Cannabis Control Amendment on Thursday. DeWine says the petition was rejected because it was not “fair and truthful.”

On May 11, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office received a written petition to amend the Ohio Constitution by adding the Cannabis Control Amendment.

The amendment proposed to legalize the use, purchase and growth of marijuana and marijuana products by anyone age 21 and older. It also legalized medical marijuana for anyone 18 or older.

Attorney General DeWine’s letter rejected the summary for several reasons, including, but not limited to:

The summary has numerous inconsistencies with the amendment language regarding restrictions on minors.
The summary states certain local authorities can ban commercial distribution of marijuana and related items "in whole or in part," but the amendment contains no provisions allowing for a partial ban.
The summary repeatedly uses the phrase "marijuana concentrates" in places where that phrase does not appear in the amendment.
“Accordingly, I am unable to certify the summary as a fair and truthful statement of the proposed amendment,” DeWine stated in his letter rejecting the petition. “However, I must caution that this is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all defects in the submitted summary.”

In order for a constitutional amendment to proceed, an initial petition containing summary language of the amendment and 1,000 signatures from Ohio registered voters must be submitted to the Ohio Attorney General. Once the summary language and initial signatures are certified, the Ohio Ballot Board would determine if the amendment contains a single issue or multiple issues.

The petitioners must then collect signatures for each issue from registered voters in each of 44 of Ohio’s 88 counties, equal to 5 percent of the total vote cast in the county for the office of governor at the last gubernatorial election. Total signatures collected statewide must also equal 10 percent of the total vote cast for the office of governor at the last gubernatorial election.

See the full proposed amendment language and DeWine’s letter here.

Link to the language and DeWine’s letter :    http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/BallotInitiatives