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SPRINGFIELD —
Ohioans should be able to vote on repealing marijuana prohibition without creating a monopoly for a “cartel” of investors, according to Auditor of State Dave Yost, one of many Republican statewide office-holders speaking out against Issue 3 and in favor of Issue 2.
Yost addressed Springfield Rotary Club on Monday, saying he believes legalized recreational marijuana will ruin Ohio’s labor force and be harmful to kids, but that it’s time for state lawmakers to consider allowing medical marijuana in a tightly regulated way.
“We need to do this and do it right,” Yost said. “This is the wrong way to do it. It’s too extreme.”
But those pushing for legalized marijuana question Yost’s commitment to reform beyond defeating Issue 3.
“Mr. Yost and state politicians have been working in an underhanded fashion for years to keep marijuana prohibition intact,” said Ian James, executive director of
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