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COLUMBUS -- Gov. John Kasich said he has voted against state Issue 3 and voiced concern about the impact the marijuana legalization amendment could have on efforts to combat drug abuse.
"I just think it sends the wrong message," he said. "When you run around telling kids not to do drugs, young kids, and then they read that we might legalize marijuana, I just think it's a mixed message. It's not good."
Backers of Issue 3, however, said the proposal to legalize and regulate marijuana in Ohio would actually help the state in its efforts to counter opioid addiction.
"We support John Kasich's efforts to end the heroin epidemic in Ohio and believe that passing Issue 3 will help us take our streets back from drug dealers," Faith Oltman, a spokeswoman for ResponsibleOhio, said in a released statement Monday.
Kasich offered the comments following a press conference at...
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