OMCA Approved for Statewide Signature Gathering!

Mon Jan 30, 2012

We did it! Our campaign to pass the Ohio Medical Cannabis Amendment 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 OMCA's Committee to Represent the Petitioners were present for the hearing.

By early afternoon, the Columbus Dispatch had published an article announcing the Ballot Board's approval. Help us spread the word and share the article on your social network!

Support the OMCA!!

Once the OMCA made the news, patients and their families have been contacting us in droves! If you'd like to join the campaign, here's how:

- Join our newsletter list. www.omca2012.org/contact/newsletter By joining, you'll receive regular campaign updates, locations of upcoming events and information concerning volunteer opportunities. This does not sign you up to be a volunteer, but provides everyone with information and detailed updates from the campaign.

- Volunteer! If you wish formally signup as a volunteer please go to www.omca2012.org/contact

- Provide a patient testimonial. The OMCA is about patients and we give patients and their loved ones a chance to tell their stories about their conditions, how medical marijuana has alleviated their suffering and how a lack of access has affected their lives. We welcome you to share your experience. Go to www.omca2012.org/contact and select the option stating you wish to give a testimonial. You will be contacted shortly with submission guidelines and instructions.

- Donate! Donations large and small are vital to ensuring the OMCA reached the ballot in the fall and establishes for all of us the patient protections we have longed for. Please visit www.omca2012.org/contribute and contribute what you can.

If you have any questions, concerns or wish to signup as a volunteer, please visit www.omca2012.org/contact. We look forward to hearing from you and working with you!

The OMCA2012 Team