The future of marijuana legalization

“Issue 3 was nothing more and nothing less than a business plan to seize control of the recreational marijuana market in Ohio”, Curt Steiner, director of Ohioans Against Marijuana Monopolies, said in election night remarks.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio called on the county to immediately address any issues that could disenfranchise voters.

“This Ohio vote has been sort of a side-show that no one else was either anxious about or excited about elsewhere in the country”, he said.

Access to the ballot box is a fundamental right, and elections officials – from the secretary of state on down must be adequately prepared come Election Day. Issue 3 will forever be a case study for how NOT to run a marijuana initiative.

Ohio voters said no (65% opposed) to a ballot that would have legalized medical and recreational marijuana and allowed adults over age 21 to...

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