Stephen Colbert: Ohio is Going Green

 

Ohio's marijuana legalization ballot issue earned a few laughs Tuesday on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

In a four-minute segment on the show, Colbert mentioned smoking buckeyes, Willie Nelson, Columbus-based Wendy's, and Buddie, the mascot Issue 3 supporters created to pitch their plan to college-aged voters.

"For the first time in history, Ohio could legally be round on both ends and high in the middle," Colbert said to open the segment.

Colbert joked that Ohio, unlike Colorado and Oregon, is not known for its marijuana use.

"That's America's heartland where folks are supposed to get high on elbow grease, huff the can-do spirit and freebase a buckeye," Colbert said.

Colbert introduced a national audience to Buddie, the mascot developed by ResponsibleOhio, the political action committee backing Issue 3. Marijuana advocates and opponents alike have criticized Buddie for appealing to children and for making light of the marijuana legalization...

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