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OHIO VOTES
Wow, I was quite surprised at the votes in Ohio yesterday.
There were 3 separate bills and I have to admit I don't understand every detail, so maybe Vantro or others who are more up on it can correct me.
My basic understanding is:
1. Gerrymandering. Ohio voted to stop this practice.
CAN I GET A HELL YES???? Way to go Ohio! Hope this is the start of more voter fairness in other states.
2. Something about preventing monopolies? Very confused about this one.
3. Legalize marijuana but only allow 10 dispensaries to grow weed. (controversial because a lot of people saw it as an unfair monopoloy).
This was voted down. No legal weed.
Not sure how it affects medical marijuana but I don't think it's good. 
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The entire marijuana issue was a confusing disaster. The anti-marijuana campaign succeeded by confusing ppl. All measures were ridiculous, so we have to start over. No legalization for medical or personal use. Lies, lies & more lies. They did everything in their power to prevent it from coming to a vote. When that failed they created issue 2, but because of it's misleading language the politicians had to rewrite it. Then they went to scare tactics. I knew it would never pass, because I know my Ohio politicians. I also suspect a rat(S), but have no proof.
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Vantro wrote:
The entire marijuana issue was a confusing disaster. The anti-marijuana campaign succeeded by confusing ppl. All measures were ridiculous, so we have to start over. No legalization for medical or personal use. Lies, lies & more lies. They did everything in their power to prevent it from coming to a vote. When that failed they created issue 2, but because of it's misleading language the politicians had to rewrite it. Then they went to scare tactics. I knew it would never pass, because I know my Ohio politicians. I also suspect a rat(S), but have no proof.
Did you want the third bill to pass, even though the dispensaries would be controlled by a few?
I am reading opinions on Reddit right now, and lots of Ohio residents who want pot to be legalized are saying this is good, because they will have to scrap all these bills and start over next year.
Why did they tie medical and recreational marijuana together in the same bill? That seems a bit counterproductive.
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They were not honest about the "monopoly". Yes 10 initial growers invest by purchasing the land, but what they never mentioned is that anyone could invest. 19 ppl already invested. The architects of issue 2 had to rewrite it because of the language they used regarding monopolies. It was untrue. Their t.v. ads pushed the monopoly scenario, but the issue stated something different. Add that to their portrayal of the horrors with children & marijuana candies & of course the all dreaded " changing" the Ohio constitution(see issue 1). Just a clusterf of confusion. Well done Ohio.
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Think of it like the ACA. Started off a great plan & idea until those that opposed it left their finger prints on it.
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They were not honest about the "monopoly". Yes 10 initial growers invest by purchasing the land, but what they never mentioned is that anyone could invest. 19 ppl already invested. The architects of issue 2 had to rewrite it because of the language they used regarding monopolies. It was untrue. Their t.v. ads pushed the monopoly scenario, but the issue stated something different. Add that to their portrayal of the horrors with children & marijuana candies & of course the all dreaded " changing" the Ohio constitution(see issue 1). Just a clusterf of confusion. Well done Ohio.
I understand it much better now. I re-read the actual wording of the bills and I can see the shell game they were playing. That sucks. Hopefully voters will realize what happened and be ready to vote differently next year.
But in the meantime, what happens to all the patients who need medical marijuana? They're just SOL?
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Yes sol or move to one of the 23 states where medicinal is legal, but honestly how many could afford to do that? Just prior to the vote polls showed over 90% supported medicinal & 53% personal use, but because of the confusion & the way the issues were written that is not how ppl voted. Back to the drawing board. In the meantime sick ppl are denied & the dealers make the money the state could have desperately used.
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Just read this article which explained it well.
It clearly shows that the voters were confused, so I guess mission accomplished for the anti-marijuana and big pharm groups.
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