Ohioans will have to wait until November 2023 to vote on a citizens' initiated marijuana measure since it will not appear on the state's ballot this year, said the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CTRMLA).
In January, Ohio cannabis activists submitted more than enough valid signatures (about 133,000) for state lawmakers to consider the proposal.
The measure would have allowed Ohioans age 21 and older to buy and possess 2.5 ounces of cannabis and 15 grams of concentrates. They could have also grown up to six plants individually and no more than 12 in a household with multiple adults.
The CTRMLA filed a complaint about declaratory judgment in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas recently, hoping to avoid a potential legal argument that could threaten the initiative over the timing of the group's initial signature submission to the state.
Lawmakers were given four months to act on the proposal, but they refused to take any action on it.
Activists reached a compromise with the secretary of state and other lawmakers to bring the reform measure before voters next year.
