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Ohio: Ballot-box showdown set over marijuana plan after petition collects nearly 700,000 signatures

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 07/01/2015 - 08:37

Hours after supporters submitted 695,273 signatures on a petition to legalize marijuana in Ohio, state lawmakers moved to chop down the pot-plant plan before it starts to grow.

The House and Senate gave final approval on Tuesday to a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at stopping anyone from creating a “monopoly, oligopoly or cartel” or creating special commercial benefits in the Constitution. The dueling actions set up a likely powerhouse showdown at the ballot box on Nov. 3.

Ohioans likely will decide whether they favor a for-profit, monopoly plan for legal personal and medicinal-use marijuana, or if they want to make it harder for special economic interests — such as marijuana investors — to carve out economic protections in the Ohio Constitution.

They can’t have both.

If the marijuana issue passes and the anti-monopoly proposal loses, pot will be legalized in Ohio next year.

If both pass, Republican legislative leaders inserted...

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