Ohio Becomes the 24th State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

[jct74]

update:

Ohio Becomes the 24th State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Voters approved a ballot initiative that will allow possession, home cultivation, and commercial distribution—assuming that state legislators don't interfere.

JACOB SULLUM
11.7.2023 9:28 PM

Ohio, where legislators authorized medical use of marijuana in 2016, went further on Tuesday, becoming the 24th state to legalize recreational use. According to projections by NBC News and The Hill, voters approved Issue 2, which allows adults 21 or older to publicly possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and grow up to six plants at home. With 57 percent of ballots counted, 56 percent of voters had said yes to the ballot initiative, which also will create a system to license and regulate commercial sales.

That's assuming Ohio legislators do not rewrite or override the rules established by Issue 2, which they have the power to do with any "initiated state statute," as opposed to a constitutional amendment. Before Issue 2 was submitted to voters, the Republican-controlled Ohio General Assembly passed up a chance to enact it, and now the measure returns to the legislature, which can revise it before it takes effect.

"I definitely think that if it passes, there are problems in it that need to get addressed," Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman (R–Lima) said before the election. "I will advocate for reviewing things or repealing things or changing things that are in it."

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read more:
https://reason.com/2023/11/07/ohio-becomes-the-24th-state-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/


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original post:

It's official: Ohio will vote on legalizing recreational marijuana in November

Haley BeMiller
August 16, 2023

It's official: Ohioans will decide this fall whether the state should legalize recreational marijuana.

The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol secured enough signatures to put its proposal before voters on the Nov. 7 ballot, Secretary of State Frank LaRose's office announced Wednesday. Advocates worked for over a year to hit this milestone as the GOP-controlled Legislature refused to go further than the current medical marijuana program.

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Advocates collected 127,772 signatures for the measure, more than the 124,046 required to qualify for the ballot. They were short nearly 700 after election officials verified the first batch, but state law gives groups 10 days to replace signatures deemed faulty by the secretary of state's office.

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“We are grateful to the thousands of Ohioans who helped us get to this point and are excited to bring our proposal to regulate marijuana like alcohol before Ohio voters this coming election day,” Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Tom Haren said in a statement Wednesday.

The proposed statute would allow Ohioans age 21 and older to buy and possess 2.5 ounces of cannabis and 15 grams of concentrates. They could also grow up to six plants individually and no more than 12 in a household with multiple adults.

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read more:
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/ne...-to-go-before-voters-in-november/70479067007/

 

[jct74]

Tomorrow is the day!

Ohio voters weigh weed legalization
Polling suggests the Buckeye State will become the 24th to legalize marijuana use for adults

By MONA ZHANG
11/06/2023

Ohio voters appear poised to back recreational marijuana legalization on Tuesday, nearly a decade after they rejected a similar ballot measure.

Recent polls have found support for the question hovering around 60 percent, but in an off-year election where it’s uncertain who will show up at the polls the outcome is far from certain.

“The only poll that matters is next Tuesday,” said Tom Haren, spokesperson for the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol, which is leading the pro-legalization campaign.

If successful, the initiative will make Ohio the 24th state in the nation to legalize recreational weed. It will also add to the trend of more conservative states establishing adult-use markets, with voters in Montana and Missouri backing recreational legalization in recent years.

But in the run-up to Election Day, the opposition campaign is getting a boost from elected officials, with Republican Gov. Mike DeWine urging voters to reject the initiative.

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read more:
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/06/ohio-voters-weigh-weed-legalization-00125417

 

[jkr]

ok

what will i b arrested 4 now i wonder


its always sumfin

 

[Dr.3D]

ok

what will i b arrested 4 now i wonder


its always sumfin

You can be arrested for having a firearm and pot at the same time.

 

[oyarde]

ok

what will i b arrested 4 now i wonder


its always sumfin

In Ohio? If you sell a handgun , including a flintlock pistol to a 20 yr old. Or a shotgun or rifle to a 17 yr old, including muzzle loaders. Or if you have had a beer and have a flintlock pistol in your car or pocket or if you have a loaded shotgun or rifle in your veicle including antiiques. Hows that ?

 

[jkr]

In Ohio? If you sell a handgun , including a flintlock pistol to a 20 yr old. Or a shotgun or rifle to a 17 yr old, including muzzle loaders. Or if you have had a beer and have a flintlock pistol in your car or pocket or if you have a loaded shotgun or rifle in your veicle including antiiques. Hows that ?

sounds like infringement

 

[GlennwaldSnowdenAssanged]

Numbers, gambling, drugs... were all activities or items that were sold from one individual to another. They were all illegal. Now that the Government figured out how to control and tax viola, legal.

 

[jct74]

Yes
56.1%
155,097

No
43.9%
121,153

Est. vote in: 7%

https://www.cnn.com/election/2023/results/ohio/marijuana-legalization-ballot-measure

 

[WarriorLiberty]

Yes
56.1%
155,097

No
43.9%
121,153

Est. vote in: 7%

https://www.cnn.com/election/2023/results/ohio/marijuana-legalization-ballot-measure

I wonder on those who say yes if they will regret when legalizing recreational marijuana will likely create more issues? after going with yes.

 

[jct74]

I wonder on those who say yes if they will regret when legalizing recreational marijuana will likely create more issues? after going with yes.

I don't know of any of the 23 states so far that have regretted it. New York's rollout has kind of been a disaster though, taking a long time to get off the ground. There have been problems in California too due to the high regulations and taxes. Ohio's initiative is a good one though and only taxes at 10%, which would make it one of the lower rates among the states.

 

[jct74]

Yes
56.7%
463,766

No
43.3%
354,250

Est. vote in: 21%

 

[jct74]

Vivek said he voted against it.

GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy said he would vote against a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio's constitution and another measure to legalize marijuana in the state.

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Ramaswamy also said he thinks marijuana legalization should be decided at the federal level.

"Right now, at the state level, I do not think it is healthy for our country to see further chaos and confusion and conflicts between state and federal law," Ramaswamy said.

https://themessenger.com/politics/ramaswamy-abortion-marijuana-ohio-election


That's pretty fucking weak dude and the about the lamest of excuses. Earlier he said he supported legalization, so where does this guy even stand on anything anymore?

 

[jct74]

It passed!!!


Yes
56.3%
1,880,687

No
43.7%
1,462,240

Est. vote in: 86%

 

[jct74]

Ohio Becomes the 24th State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Voters approved a ballot initiative that will allow possession, home cultivation, and commercial distribution—assuming that state legislators don't interfere.

JACOB SULLUM
11.7.2023 9:28 PM

Ohio, where legislators authorized medical use of marijuana in 2016, went further on Tuesday, becoming the 24th state to legalize recreational use. According to projections by NBC News and The Hill, voters approved Issue 2, which allows adults 21 or older to publicly possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and grow up to six plants at home. With 57 percent of ballots counted, 56 percent of voters had said yes to the ballot initiative, which also will create a system to license and regulate commercial sales.

That's assuming Ohio legislators do not rewrite or override the rules established by Issue 2, which they have the power to do with any "initiated state statute," as opposed to a constitutional amendment. Before Issue 2 was submitted to voters, the Republican-controlled Ohio General Assembly passed up a chance to enact it, and now the measure returns to the legislature, which can revise it before it takes effect.

"I definitely think that if it passes, there are problems in it that need to get addressed," Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman (R–Lima) said before the election. "I will advocate for reviewing things or repealing things or changing things that are in it."

...

read more:
https://reason.com/2023/11/07/ohio-becomes-the-24th-state-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/