Ohio's marijuana ballot issue lost but expect a sequel
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The subscription service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.Issue 3 – the proposed Ohio marijuana monopoly – suffered a jaw-dropping loss Tuesday. But that doesn't mean another Issue 3-like ballot issue won't surface again, maybe as soon as next year.
That's despite such startling facts as the rejection of Issue 3 in all 88 counties, even party-hearty Athens. Likewise, the Western Reserve's liberal citadel, Oberlin, voted against Issue 3. For that matter, Issue 3 lost in one of the four precincts in tie-dyed Yellow Springs.
Still, "it took the casinos five times" over almost 20 years to win Ohio voters' approval, said Statehouse mega-lobbyist Neil S. Clark. Among Clark's many lobbying clients is the ResponsibleOhio Political Action Committee, the outfit backing Issue 3.
Ohio voters rejected gambling ballot issues in 1990 (a proposed Lorain casino); in 1996 (riverboat casinos); in 2006 ("learn 'n' earn" slot machines to fund college scholarships); and in 2008 (a proposed Wilmington casino)....
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