Marijuana

The language veers from that used in the original proposed amendment that could enshrine abortion into Ohio's constitution.

The Ohio Ballot Board will meet Thursday to determine language voters will see on the ballot for two issues: one to enshrine abortion rights into the constitution, and the other to pass a law to legalize marijuana.

Gov. Mike DeWine is against the proposed marijuana legalization statute, but opponents say his arguments don't reflect current studies.

Political scientists weigh in on how having abortion rights and legal marijuana on the same statewide Ohio ballot this November might affect the outcome of both issues.

The law that would legalize, regulate and tax marijuana would appear on the fall ballot along with a constitutional amendment that would guarantee abortion access and reproductive rights in Ohio.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) has been suggesting state lawmakers revisit the state's existing abortion ban to clarify it.

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 Ohio Secretary of State's office has certified the proposed constitutional amendment that, if passed, would enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution.

Ohio lawmakers have less than four months to either pass the initiated statute they have in front of them. If they don't, it could end up on the ballot.

Rep. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) said Republican leaders in Ohio pushed to delay a legal marijuana ballot initiative to avoid an uptick in voter turnout for the November election.