COLUMBUS, Ohio – A coalition aiming to launch a referendum campaign to block parts of Ohio’s recently signed marijuana and hemp regulations from taking effect was dealt a major blow late Tuesday.
Attorney General Dave Yost told Ohioans for Cannabis Choice that he rejected the summary language for the referendum to repeal elements of Senate Bill 56.
Yost received the petition on Dec. 29 and had 10 business days under state law to determine whether the title and summary were “fair and truthful statements of the measure to be referred.”…