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The subscription service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.A state charter amendment to legalize recreational and medical marijuana and another to stop monopolies are driving voter turnout in the Mahoning Valley.
But election officials say turnout for Tuesday’s election won’t be high.
“Those two issues are the main reasons people are voting in this election,” said Adam Booth, Columbiana County Board of Elections director. “There isn’t much else on the ballot except for a few mayor and trustee races.”
State Issue 3 would legalize the use of marijuana for anyone 21 and older. Marijuana could be grown commercially only at 10 locations owned by investors bankrolling the initiative.
Opponents, including Republicans in the state Legislature, call it a monopoly and put Issue 2 on the ballot. That issue prohibits adding business monopolies to the Ohio Constitution. If both proposed amendments pass, the matter likely would be resolved in court.
Turnout in Mahoning County for this election is expected...
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