Yost’s role was to determine if the summary described the proposal in a “fair and truthful” manner. They identified seven flaws in the provided wording, but added that there could be others.
The description, for instance, failed to define the goals of the proposal’s planned “cannabis social equity and jobs program” and failed to mention that persons were confined to owning six cannabis plants to cultivate at home.
Adults aged 21 years and up would be able to purchase, possess, cultivate, and consume cannabis under the Act to Control and Regulate Adult Use Cannabis. A 10% tax on cannabis would fund education, drug rehabilitation, and communities that have cannabis enterprises. Medical cannabis firms in Ohio, many of which support the proposal, may be granted immediate recreational cannabis permits.
It’s relatively usual for a summary to be denied the first time it’s submitted. According to spokesperson Tom Haren, the organization is evaluating Yost’s ruling and hopes to reintroduce verbiage soon.
