Ohio Voters To Decide Whether Recreational Marijuana Should Be Legal

File - In this Dec. 5, 2013 file photo, marijuana matures at the Medicine Man dispensary and grow operation in northeast Denver. Colorado voters still support the state law that legalized recreational marijuana, but ... File - In this Dec. 5, 2013 file photo, marijuana matures at the Medicine Man dispensary and grow operation in northeast Denver. Colorado voters still support the state law that legalized recreational marijuana, but most believe it is hurting the image of the state, according to a new poll released Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. The Quinnipiac University Poll found that 51 percent of voters overall believe the measure is bad for the state's reputation, while 38 percent see it as a net positive. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, file) MORE LESS

Ohio voters are set to decide on the November ballot whether they want marijuana, for both medical and recreational uses, to be legal in the Buckeye State.

An initiative to put a proposed constitutional amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot was certified Wednesday by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R), according to cleveland.com.

The use of marijuana for recreational purposes is already legal in Colorado, Washington D.C., Oregon, Alaska and Washington, according to CNN.

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  1. Avatar for mantan mantan says:

    You can’t have Ohio without a hi…It would just be Oo.

  2. Commercial marijuana, which would be taxed, could only be grown on 10 pot farms owned by campaign investors

    Anti-drug organizations and marijuana advocates have criticized ResponsibleOhio’s plan, which opponents say would cement a monopoly on pot in the Ohio Constitution.

    It is too bad that this little blurb doesn’t mention how bad this change to the constitution would be for Ohioans. The cleveland.com article does call this out.

    Effectively the ballet is for crony anti-capitalism that sticks around even after the day comes that marijuana is legalized nationwide.

  3. Thank you for the info.
    What about an update, TPM?

  4. But the article linked in TPM’s blurb says individuals can grow also …in limited amounts should this pass. It’s possible therefore to boycott the big boys… It seems no advancement is made with perfect results. On balance it is time for legalization.

  5. Issue 2 is confusing and Husted (isn’t he a jerk) is interpreting that if the first proposal passes and Issue 2 also passes, Issue 2 trumps the first proposal thereby nullifying the first? Sounds like an education campaign is in order.

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