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Prosecuting attorneys cite many reasons to reject Issue 2, which would legalize marijuana use to Ohioans over 21 - but supporters of the plan call the prosecutor's concerns "scare tactics."

The study estimated the tax income based on comparisons with Colorado, Nevada, Michigan, Illinois, Washington and Oregon where adult marijuana use is legal.

The Secretary of State's office said backers of a plan to legalize recreational marijuana fell 679 signatures short of what was needed to put the initiated statute on the November ballot. Backers of legalization say they plan to collect more signatures during the next ten days, the so-called "cure period," to ensure that issue will be before voters this fall.

The appointment comes after House Speaker Larry Householder fired Bob Bridges from that post last week. But Householder's newly picked patient advocate…