Ohio: Where Legalization Comes Down to Two Issues

This November, Ohio voters will have the opportunity to vote on The Ohio Marijuana Legalization Initiative, Issue 3. If passed, Ohio will be the fifth state, the first in the Midwest, to legalize cannabis for recreational use.

Although legalizing marijuana for recreational use sounds like a no-brainer, the reality is that it’s just not that simple for Ohio. Issue 3 aims to create 10 marijuana growth, cultivation, and extraction facilities that would hold the exclusive rights to produce marijuana for public consumption. These facilities would not sell the product to consumers, but handle every step involved in the cultivation process before selling it to retailers. The measure requires that these facilities operate independently of each other, state lawmakers and voters alike felt it still granted the MGCE facility owners too much control of the state’s cannabis industry. Enter Issue 2.

The Ohio Initiated Monopolies Amendment, Issue 2, was drafted as a...

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