Marijuana Legalization By wtperkins Nov 3, 2015 ResponsibleOhio bill fails in November ballot http://fox8.com/2015/11/04/issue-3-fails-responsible-ohio-says-the-campaign-starts-anew-today-to-legalize-pot/ Apr 14, 2016 House Bill 523, legalizing marijuana, introduced https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-status?id=GA131-HB-523 Jun 8, 2016 Medical marijuana bill passed http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/06/gov_john_kasich_signs_medical.html Sep 8, 2016 Medical marijuana becomes legal http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/09/medical_marijuana_is_now_legal.html May 8, 2017 Cultivator, physician testing and dispensary rules must be adopted http://www.medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov/Timeline Sep 8, 2017 Processor rules must be adopted http://www.medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov/Timeline Sep 8, 2018 Medical marijuana program operations in place http://www.medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov/Timeline