I have a feeling it will pass, but DeWine and some other sloth are shilling full force on TV about how it'll ruin the state and make potheads with the munchies start eating babies or something.

Bummer, but not surprising. I don't hellza watch television, so I get far less of that caustic earwax. Last I heard, the polls were about evenly matched and turnout is predicted to be rather influential.

Bummer, but not surprising. I don't hellza watch television, so I get far less of that caustic earwax. Last I heard, the polls were about evenly matched and turnout is predicted to be rather influential.

Is this the one that legalized consumption but put growth and distribution into the hands of an oligopoly? That talk about a limited number of commercial growers in certain counties sounds like it's designed to make it difficult for someone like you to turn a profit from selling or bartering your own home-grown stash.

The United States has had some messed up Supreme Court decisions that make accomplishing anything agricultural a pain in the ass, from Wickard v. Filburn to Gonzales v. Raich.

>>75741
>from Wickard v. Filburn to Gonzales v. Raich
I know about both of those things.

Pic related. It's me. I have attended school and did not drop out.

>75741
Yep, essentially the rich folks actually pushing the issue through the legal process get to run the state-regulated show. 10 investor groups to start with, and 10 locations chosen for growing facilities. All products for sale would come from those places, be strictly regulated by a newly formed Commission, and be sold in up to >1,000 dispensaries across the state. If the demand goes up (as shown by audits/review), they provide for increasing the locations (+1 per year, I think), and they negate the effect of zoning laws in regards to expanding the boundaries of the original 10 locations. I've seen informal info that the 10 locations may allow for rental grow space - so it's possible that competition would increase over time.

Absolutely no sale of homegrown, but with the purchase of a license (price cap set at $50/year) comes the freedom to have 4 flowering plants (no written limit for immature plants) at one time, plus 8 oz homegrown stored, and gifting/sharing/transporting 1 oz at a time.

Medical prescriptions legalized, although anyone under 18 would need parental/guardian consent.

Recreational purchases (up to 1 oz) legalized with the normal caveats of no DUI and no consumption in public places.

The oligarchy thing is a response mounted against this specific version of legalization, and that's what Issue 2 is all about. So if Issue 2 passes, I believe it either nullifies Issue 3 or they have to settle things in court or something. Personally, I'd say that government is all about oligarchy anyways - if you want it legalized in a capitistic system, someone is going to profit. And how many oligarchies/monarchies do we already have? Telecoms? Utilities? The whole bloody financial system?

Ohio is a conservative, Midwestern state that has historically had all sorts of national political influence. Most of the time it predicts the presidential election. I was surprised they actually managed to get this issue on the ballot, let alone with such sweeping changes. It looks like opinion polls are split down the middle, and the off-year election means that turnout is likely to be low. If this doesn't pass, I doubt they'll get it back on a ballot before several other states pass similar legislation. If it does pass, I predict a domino effect happening next year.

So, let them profit. Make it a big state industry with loads of tourists boosting the economy. Let all the dispensaries pop up everywhere - open one up yourself. Grow your own at home for kicks and quality. In 20 years it'll be a different world, but the ball has to start rolling somewhere.

It turned out to not pass. Opinion polls show most Ohioans supporting legalizing the devil's lettuce, but opposing the issue in the way it was presented which would have given the guy from 98 Degrees and some Hindu witch doctor lady a government sanctioned monopoly over the right to grow weed.

>>75893
Yeah, the whole "only these 10 companies can do it" thing probably would have turned me off as well. I still would have voted for it in all likelihood but that was a pretty BS move. Just do what Colorado and Washington did and it would probably have passed, but noooo now the rest of the east coast and midwest states are going to be timid about their own efforts.

awesome

>>75895
If I were a more conspiratorial type I'd say that the reptilians/Illuminati/Rothschilds/whoever orchestrated the whole thing and had Responsible Ohio run such a shitty campaign on purpose to drive down public support and keep the herbal Jew illegal.

>>75926
Nah it was just the normal back room bullshit. The only way certain big money interests would throw their weight behind it was if they had a personal stake in its success, and when light was shown on that it became "the issue" instead the merits of pot legalization.

So the anti-pot people got to feel like they were scrappy underdogs fighting for principle, and people who were already on the fence got pushed to the anti side by the shenanigans. Leave it to Ohio, I guess.