Ohioans mull marijuana legalization

COLUMBUS — Two issues on this week’s ballot stand alone, but the fate of one may depend on the other.

Ohio is about to make a historic decision on Issue 3. Should the state become the first east of Colorado to legalize marijuana for recreational, medical, and commercial purposes?

But state voters also have a decision to make on Issue 2. Should private individuals have the right to etch their own commercial monopolies into the Ohio Constitution?

If Issue 2 passes, the marijuana legalization amendment may never take effect, even if voters support it.

Issue 3 is spearheaded by ResponsibleOhio, an organization that has reported spending more than $15 million from investors behind 10 preselected wholesale growth and cultivation facilities to promote the issue. One of those growing sites would be on a North Toledo farm.

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