Some petitioners for Ohio’s failed hemp and marijuana referendum say they never got paid

By: Megan Henry

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 1,491

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Petitioners who tried to get a hemp and marijuana referendum on Ohio’s November ballot are saying they either never got paid or only got partially paid for the signatures they collected.

Lisa Flagella and Amanda Ward say they — along with several other petitioners — did not get paid for the signatures they collected for the Ohio Senate Bill 56 referendum effort.

The referendum would have overturned the lawmaker-passed overhaul of the adult-use marijuana …

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