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MONOPOLY: Issue 3 would create a monopoly in the Ohio Constitution for growing, cultivating and extracting marijuana.
In November, Ohio voters will get the chance to approve a constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes.
They’ll also vote on a constitutional amendment prohibiting monopolies.
Seems like a couple of issues best left to voters, right?
Problem is, the amendments conflict: One creates a private marijuana monopoly; the other prohibits such monopolies.
So, if voters approve both, lawsuits are sure to ensue, and the courts — not the people — will decide which goes into effect.
“The short answer is that, if both pass, we expect the matter will be litigated,” said Dan Tierney, spokesman for Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.
“One side will sue to have their matter take precedence and have it decided by the court,” he explained.
Issue 2, put forward by the General Assembly, is...
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