Recreational marijuana use in Ohio may not be something Ohioans can look forward to in the near future.

According to Secretary of State Frank LaRose, the petition to get an addition to the Ohio Revised Code on the November ballot to allow recreational marijuana use has fallen short of the required valid signatures needed.

However, this may not mean the end for the petition.

The Ohio constitution requires petitioners to gather valid signatures equal to at least 3% of the total votes cast for the office of governor during the last gubernatorial election, which means 124,046 valid signatures. 

The petition only garnered 125,367 total valid signatures from 49 counties, 679 signatures short of what's required.

The sections further require petitioners gather 1.5 % of the total vote cast for the office of governor in that county at the last gubernatorial election in at least 44 of Ohio's counties. This requirement was met by this petition.

LaRose is giving giving an extension of 10 days to gather the remaining signatures needed to get the issue on the November ballot.

"It looks like we came up a little short in this first phase, but now we have 10 days to find just 679 voters to sign a supplemental petition – this is going to be easy, because a majority of Ohioans support our proposal to regulate and tax adult use marijuana," said Tom Haren Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol spokesperson. "We look forward to giving Ohio voters a chance to make their voices heard this November.”