Dearborn prosecutor disagrees with Hamilton prosecutor's pro-marijuana legalization stance
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. – The Dearborn County prosecutor spoke out against legalizing marijuana the day after a task force led by the prosecutor of neighboring Hamilton County released a report touting the benefits of legalizing marijuana in Ohio.
Aaron Negangard, the prosecutor in Dearborn and Ohio counties, told WCPO that he believed the decriminalization trend was largely responsible for “the increased drug problems we’re having.”
“I think it’s an awful idea,” Negangard said. “I think it will lead to greater drug abuse. It will lead to greater crime, and we’re already seeing that.”
Negangard’s comments came a day after the Marijuana Policies of Ohio Taskforce, which is chaired by Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters, released a report that made the headline-grabbing claims that a legalized marijuana industry in Ohio could create almost 35,000 jobs and bring in nearly $7 billion to the state’s economy .
Deters wrote in a letter with his...
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