Pot battle turns focus to kids

Opponents of marijuana legalization to launch campaign Monday

Children are likely to be a big part of the campaigns both for and against marijuana legalization in Ohio.

The location of Monday’s 2 p.m. campaign kickoff by a coalition opposing ResponsibleOhio’s for-profit legalization plan is a giveaway: Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

While slow in developing, the still-forming coalition is touted as far-reaching by state Rep. Mike Curtin, D-Marble Cliff, a militant opponent of ResponsibleOhio’s plan to make marijuana legal for personal consumption and medicinal use.

“It’s going to be a very, very impressive coalition, as broad and diverse as this state has ever seen on an issue campaign,” Curtin said.

The anti-pot coalition is likely to include medical and professional organizations, businesses, faith groups, and children’s-health advocates, among others.

The event comes a day before Tuesday’s showdown at the Ohio Ballot Board where crucial wording will be worked out for the marijuana...

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