The Ohio Medical Cannabis Act
The Ohio Medical Cannabis Amendment
Welcome to the Ohio Medical Cannabis Amendment. The OMCA2012 is a proposed citizen-initiated amendment to the Ohio Constitution, slated for the ballot in the fall of 2012. We are a nonpartisan group of concerned Ohio citizens who support the right of Ohio's sick, dying and disabled to use cannabis (marijuana) as medicine, by campaigning to place the Ohio Medical Cannabis Amendment on the statewide ballot and pass it in the fall 2012 election.
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Campaign Update
News & Information From The Campaign
Fri Feb 17, 2012
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Send your questions about the OMCA2012 to questions@omca2012.org
It has been an extraordinary three weeks since the OMCA2012 ballot language was approved for statewide circulation by the Ohio Attorney General and Secretary of State. The initiative's approval has resulted in a lot of feedback, especially questions. How much cannabis can a patient possess? Why isn't there a severability clause? How does the OMCA2012 prevent actions by the DEA?
The OMCA2012 wants to hear your questio…
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OMCA2012 Approved for Statewide Signature Gathering!
Mon Jan 30, 2012
We did it! Our campaign to pass the Ohio Medical Cannabis Amendment of 2012 has been given the go-ahead by Ohio Secretary of State John Husted to collect the 385,253 signatures necessary to place the measure on the ballot this fall!
The Ohio Ballot Board met on Wednesday, January 25th in the Senate Finance Hearing Room of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. In what seemed like less than five minutes, all four Ballot Board members unanimously certified that the OMCA2012 covers only one issue, which is their duty under law. All five members of the OMCA2012's Committee to Represent the Petitioners were present for the hearing.
By early afternoon, the Columbus Dispatch had publis…
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Medical Cannabis Amendment Certified By Ohio Attorney General
Sat Jan 21, 2012
Dear Friends,
The OMCA2012 team is proud to announce that, on January 20, 2012, the Ohio Attorney General certified the Ohio Medical Cannabis Amendment of 2012. On January 12, 2012, the OMCA2012 proposed ballot language and summary were submitted to the OAG's office along with 212 petitions containing the signatures of almost 3,000 purported registered Ohio voters, 1,727 of which were deemed valid.
Certification by the OAG represents the first step in a process that will place this proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution on the statewide ballot in the fall of 2012. After the OAG certified that the measure's summary is an accurate refle…
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Medical Cannabis Amendment Submitted to Attorney General
Thu Jan 12, 2012
"All are, by nature, free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and seeking and obtaining happiness and safety."
ARTICLE 1: BILL OF RIGHTS
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF OHIO
The Ohio Medical Cannabis Amendment of 2012 has been submitted to Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine to request his determination that its summary is a fair and truthful statement of its full…
