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Ohio Voters Take First Step Towards Placing Medical Marijuana On The Ballot | Supporters of the proposed “Ohio Alternative Treatment Amendment,” which would amend the state constitution to permit patients with certain ailments to treat their conditions with medical marijuana, submitted the first round of signatures necessary to begin a petition campaign to place the amendment on the ballot. Under Ohio law, supporters of a ballot initiative must submit two rounds of signatures; the first round requires only 1000 signatures, and the second nearly 400,000.