Pubdate: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 Source: Tribune Chronicle, The (OH) Copyright: 2014 Tribune Chronicle Contact: http://www.tribune-chronicle.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1436 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?197 (Marijuana - Medicinal - Ohio) Cited: Cannabis Rights Amendment http://www.ohiorightsgroup.org/signing_locations MEETING SET AT BROOKFIELD ON LAW Brenda Heidinger, executive director of the Mahoning County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board, will be presenting "Marijuana 101 What Ohio's Proposed Marijuana Legislation Means for Our Communities" at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Brookfield High School auditorium, 614 Bedford Road, Brookfield. The presentation looks at how passage of this legislation will affect schools, businesses and Ohio taxpayers. Medical marijuana advocates in Ohio are currently circulating petitions and must gather more than 300,000 signatures to get the effort in front of voters. If voters approve the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment, it would not only legalize medical marijuana, but would also establish a commission to regulate it. States that have approved medical marijuana use: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and District of Columbia. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom