Jacob Redmond
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Advocates collected enough information for a November 3 vote.
The Buckeye state will put pot legalization to the ballot on Nov. 3, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted confirmed.
Putting marijuana legalization on the ballot took a couple tries: Ohio's first attempt failed, but pro-pot advocate group ResponsibleOhio, a driving force behind the initiative, pulled through with the minimum 305,591 signatures. The group's investors pledged to spend at least $20 million to convince Ohioans to vote for legalization.
If the measure passes, however, legalization might take a while: in June, the Ohio Legislature hurriedly placed a measure, Issue 2, that prohibited "a monopoly, oligopoly or cartel" in Ohio of federally-controlled substances like marijuana. The ResponsibleOhio initiative calls for a limit to pot production by ten farms, which state legislators argue might constitute an oligopoly.
Ohio follows ballot initiatives from across the country. Thus far, recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Washington, D.C.; 28 states make exceptions for medical marijuana.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Marijuana Legalization: Ohio to Vote in November
Author: Tanya Basu
Contact: TIME - Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates
Photo Credit: NBC
Website: TIME - Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates
The Buckeye state will put pot legalization to the ballot on Nov. 3, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted confirmed.
Putting marijuana legalization on the ballot took a couple tries: Ohio's first attempt failed, but pro-pot advocate group ResponsibleOhio, a driving force behind the initiative, pulled through with the minimum 305,591 signatures. The group's investors pledged to spend at least $20 million to convince Ohioans to vote for legalization.
If the measure passes, however, legalization might take a while: in June, the Ohio Legislature hurriedly placed a measure, Issue 2, that prohibited "a monopoly, oligopoly or cartel" in Ohio of federally-controlled substances like marijuana. The ResponsibleOhio initiative calls for a limit to pot production by ten farms, which state legislators argue might constitute an oligopoly.
Ohio follows ballot initiatives from across the country. Thus far, recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Washington, D.C.; 28 states make exceptions for medical marijuana.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Marijuana Legalization: Ohio to Vote in November
Author: Tanya Basu
Contact: TIME - Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates
Photo Credit: NBC
Website: TIME - Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates
