Issue 3 marijuana legalization TV advertisement dissected

CLEVELAND - With less than a month until Ohio’s controversial marijuana legalization vote, supporters and opponents of Issue 3 are ramping up their advertising time.

ResponsibleOhio, the pro-marijuana group backing Issue 3, has been running statewide ads since August.

The latest TV spot “What does Yes on 3 mean for Ohio families?” addresses concerns that Issue 3 would create a marijuana monopoly.  

“It’s a smart, safe plan,” a woman says in the ad. “Like most states that legalized marijuana, it initially limits the number of growers for strict regulation before adding more.”

According to the precedent set by other states, this claim is true in terms of medicinal marijuana.

For example, Illinois set the number of medical marijuana cultivation centers at 22. New York outlined five sites and the state of Connecticut set up 10 sites.

But opponents note that Ohio’s marijuana legalization movement is different than the states...

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