Conference looks at business opportunities if marijuana legalized

As Ohioans prepare for a Nov. 3 vote on legalizing marijuana, budding entrepreneurs are looking at whether they could earn a living from it.

For some, cannabis could become a cannabiz.

This is what Troy Wade is contemplating if marijuana is legalized in Ohio.

“I have an interest in the business. I want to be an entrepreneur, start my own shop or whatever,” said Wade, 28, an East Side resident who runs table games at the Hollywood Casino on the West Side.

Wade was among the people attending a cannabis conference on Saturday at the DoubleTree Hotel in Worthington. It continues today.

About 80 paid registrants are attending “Cannabis Academy,” said Tiffany Bowden, co-founder of sponsor group ComfyTree. The group, based in Louisville, Ky., promotes marijuana legalization, education and entrepreneurship.

The conference was scheduled in preparation for the vote on Issue 3, the ResponsibleOhio ballot issue to legalize marijuana.

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