John Pardee Promises Medical Marijuana will be on the Ohio Ballot in 2014 and It Will Pass The Ohio Rights Group has been given the green light to pursue some 385,253 signatures in an effort to put the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment on the ballot. Just last week, Attorney General Mike DeWine certified the group's first 1,000 signatures, prompting a busy campaign ahead. There's a lot of work involved - and a lot of grassroots education needed before the vote. John Pardee, executive president of the group's board of directors, casts a hopeful eye toward the near future and discusses the important aspects of therapeutic cannabis and industrial hemp. [continues 1158 words]