A vote to keep marijuana underground
Legal pot has become "a sport for the wealthy."
More than 1 million votes were cast yesterday in Ohio for legal marijuana. But Issue 3, a ballot initiative that sought to legalize cannabis for all uses, was soundly defeated.
When the polls closed the margin was almost 2 to 1 against.
Ending marijuana possession enforcement wasn't enough. Stopping a discriminatory drug war policing wasn't enough. In the end the establishment politicians of Ohio skillfully played things just right. In a brilliant strategy they kept everyone's focus on the money.
Thus a step forward for civil rights was thwarted by the all-mighty dollar.
Ohio state legislators even hedged their bet by placing a competing initiative, Issue 2, on the ballot to prevent legalization if it had won. Issue 2 passed by 52 percent.
Words like "oligopoly," "monopoly" and "cartel" were the language of Issue 2, repeated over
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