Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
I'm for the legalization of marijuana. Ohio voters got this right though. Shame on the 10 business that tried to create a legal monopoly by abusing something that has no business being illegal in the first place.
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Ohio pot legalization - Maybe next time (1 Viewer)
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Johnnymac
Footballguy
I don't live in Ohio but I know I would have voted in favor of legalization. Yeah it may not be the ideal plan but I gotta think go for legality first, then deal with the monopoly issue later.
Das Boot
Footballguy
That's exactly the voter rationale the investers were hoping for and counting on.
It was a bummer not seeing it be legalized, but it was satisfying not seeing them coop the Ohio Constitution for their personal profit.
MikeIke
Footballguy
Yeah, I voted for it but I'm not too bummed that it lost. Maybe in the near future we'll get a better bill to vote on.
Das Boot
Footballguy
Marijuana Legalization in Ohio: Here's the Future of Legal Weed After Issue 3 Failure
By Jessica Eggert
7 hours ago
After Issue 3, a bill that would have legalized marijuana in Ohio, was shot down by voters last week, another pro-legalization group is already gearing up for round two with a new initiative to legalize pot and create an industry for it in the state.
Legalize Ohio 2016 is proposing a more open market, with a new amendment aimed at regulating cannabis and the slogan "Fair. Sensible. Regulated." The group has set Jan. 1, 2017, as the date its proposal would go into effect, should it go before voters in 2016.
"I don't think Ohio is against legalization, I just don't think it was ready to legalize in the way Issue 3 was proposing," Legalize Ohio 2016 volunteer Cara Monigold told WTOV 9 on Monday. "Our state will have a shot at a more open market and a more open industry. A lot more people will be helped, a lot more patients will be helped, and a lot more jobs will be created."
Many thanks to everyone for reaching out and volunteering! We're currently strategizing our signature gathering effort for the coming weeks.
Opponents of Issue 3 said they were more against the monopoly it proposed than against legalization itself. The bill, drafted by pro-legalization group ResponsibleOhio, would have granted exclusive marijuana production rights to 10 sites throughout the state.
Legalize Ohio 2016 amendment: Legalize Ohio 2016's amendment would instead create an open market, allowing Ohio farmers to grow and sell industrial marijuana, and legalize recreational marijuana use for those over 21. Under the amendment, medical marijuana patients of any age could apply for patient identification cards with the state's health department.
There are various caps on how much marijuana one can possess, but with a loophole: The legislation would allow marijuana users to possess an unlimited amount of marijuana if it's cultivated in their own home.
Packaging will be clearly marked to assure the drug stays out of the hands of minors, according to the amendment, and will also include dosage and usage recommendations.
Review the entire amendment here.
Legalize Ohio 2016 had its amendment verified in June 2014, but with the defeat of Issue 3, the fight is on to get it passed. Legalize Ohio 2016 needs 360,000 signatures in support of the amendment by July 1 to earn it a spot on the 2016 ballot, WTOV 9 reports. According to its website, Legalize Ohio 2016 is in its "final stages" of collecting signatures.
By Jessica Eggert
7 hours ago
After Issue 3, a bill that would have legalized marijuana in Ohio, was shot down by voters last week, another pro-legalization group is already gearing up for round two with a new initiative to legalize pot and create an industry for it in the state.
Legalize Ohio 2016 is proposing a more open market, with a new amendment aimed at regulating cannabis and the slogan "Fair. Sensible. Regulated." The group has set Jan. 1, 2017, as the date its proposal would go into effect, should it go before voters in 2016.
"I don't think Ohio is against legalization, I just don't think it was ready to legalize in the way Issue 3 was proposing," Legalize Ohio 2016 volunteer Cara Monigold told WTOV 9 on Monday. "Our state will have a shot at a more open market and a more open industry. A lot more people will be helped, a lot more patients will be helped, and a lot more jobs will be created."
Many thanks to everyone for reaching out and volunteering! We're currently strategizing our signature gathering effort for the coming weeks.
Opponents of Issue 3 said they were more against the monopoly it proposed than against legalization itself. The bill, drafted by pro-legalization group ResponsibleOhio, would have granted exclusive marijuana production rights to 10 sites throughout the state.
Legalize Ohio 2016 amendment: Legalize Ohio 2016's amendment would instead create an open market, allowing Ohio farmers to grow and sell industrial marijuana, and legalize recreational marijuana use for those over 21. Under the amendment, medical marijuana patients of any age could apply for patient identification cards with the state's health department.
There are various caps on how much marijuana one can possess, but with a loophole: The legislation would allow marijuana users to possess an unlimited amount of marijuana if it's cultivated in their own home.
Packaging will be clearly marked to assure the drug stays out of the hands of minors, according to the amendment, and will also include dosage and usage recommendations.
Review the entire amendment here.
Legalize Ohio 2016 had its amendment verified in June 2014, but with the defeat of Issue 3, the fight is on to get it passed. Legalize Ohio 2016 needs 360,000 signatures in support of the amendment by July 1 to earn it a spot on the 2016 ballot, WTOV 9 reports. According to its website, Legalize Ohio 2016 is in its "final stages" of collecting signatures.
Das Boot
Footballguy
The Curse Of Corporate Cannabis
IBTimes By Joel Warner
Snippet from the above link:
When the divisive Ohio legalization effort bombed at the polls, marijuana critics and supporters alike hailed the development as a victory. But the specter of the failed initiative will likely haunt the cannabis scene for a long time. Looking back, people may see what happened in Ohio as a turning point in the cannabis crusade, the moment when the national dialogue around legalization fundamentally shifted -- in ways that might not bode well for marijuana advocacy.
That’s because the Ohio initiative, in the starkest possible terms, hammered home the growing role that big-money interests have assumed in the legalization movement. The investment groups behind the Ohio plan, all of which were new to marijuana advocacy, together donated upwards of $25 million to the campaign, nearly 10 times what activists spent to legalization marijuana in Colorado. For their efforts, they stood to dominate an estimated $1 billion-plus state industry.
IBTimes By Joel Warner
Snippet from the above link:
When the divisive Ohio legalization effort bombed at the polls, marijuana critics and supporters alike hailed the development as a victory. But the specter of the failed initiative will likely haunt the cannabis scene for a long time. Looking back, people may see what happened in Ohio as a turning point in the cannabis crusade, the moment when the national dialogue around legalization fundamentally shifted -- in ways that might not bode well for marijuana advocacy.
That’s because the Ohio initiative, in the starkest possible terms, hammered home the growing role that big-money interests have assumed in the legalization movement. The investment groups behind the Ohio plan, all of which were new to marijuana advocacy, together donated upwards of $25 million to the campaign, nearly 10 times what activists spent to legalization marijuana in Colorado. For their efforts, they stood to dominate an estimated $1 billion-plus state industry.
Galileo
Footballguy
The Ohio House passed a proposal yesterday to legalize medical marijuana...would still ban smoking it, but would allow for vaping, oils, and edibles. On to the Senate. Baby steps...
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/05/medical_marijuana_bill_clears.html
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/05/medical_marijuana_bill_clears.html
Brady Marino
Footballguy
PlasmaDogPlasma
Footballguy
Not going to allow home growing so people can just get the pot for free 
Galileo
Footballguy
This legislation is very restrictive in many ways. One can only hope, though, that this is a beginning to the erosion of the old school thinking on the subject.Not going to allow home growing so people can just get the pot for free
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
That is ####### bull ####. Once that is in ...do you really think those companies are going to allow you to grow it?????Not going to allow home growing so people can just get the pot for free
#### those #### suckers.
Doesn't work that way. Congrats to the voters of Ohio putting a stop to the BS. If your a smoker, you can still get it. I'd rather the hard working crooks on the street make a buck than the gov't crooks.
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