NU Online News Service, May 4, 3:48 p.m. EST
The chairman of Progressive, once arrested in New Zealand for bringing small amounts of hashish and marijuana into the country, is looking to legalize medical marijuana in the insurer's home state of Ohio, with an eye toward doing the same in other states.
Peter B. Lewis, once CEO of the Mayfield Village, Ohio-based insurer his father founded, has submitted a request for proposals to conduct a ballot-initiative campaign to legalize the medical use of marijuana in Ohio.
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