“How do I get my medical marijuana license in Ohio?” This is a question thousands will be asking in November 2016 if Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) has its way this year. The MPP, overseen by founders originally involved with NORML, will have propose a medical-only cannabis legalization measure to Ohio voters in March, 2016. If…
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/01/national_marijuana_group_plans_ohio_medical_marijuana_amendment_for_2016_ballot.html A little history on MPP, which is why OGP feels this initiative will not only be on the ballot, but pass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana_Policy_Project COLUMBUS, Ohio — A major national player in the marijuana legalization movement plans to put an Ohio medical marijuana measure on the November ballot. Marijuana Policy Project, based in Washington…
Source: https://medium.com/@srikavuru/i-m-stepping-down-from-legalize-ohio-2016-1df92d53a81c#.27nmwma0p Activism is hard. Plain and simple. Being an activist is even harder. It’s long hours, empty bank accounts, angry girlfriends/boyfriends/spouses who are ready to leave you at any moment, family that doesn’t get it, making calls, receiving calls, logging contacts, selling a vision, rejection, empty promises, fulfilled promises, emails, press releases, signatures,…
NOV 20, 2016: SOURCE: https://medium.com/@srikavuru/the-facts-about-issue-2-5e2c6208f126#.v2hdntjfz The facts about Issue 2 “The “Anti Monopoly Amendment,” also known as Issue 2, has been misrepresented and its true intent has been obscured by speculation. It’s true purpose lost through miseducation & sometimes mal-intent. As someone who was very close to its creation, I would like to address the…
While everyone already knows the main reason Responsible Ohio lost traction with voters, Responsible Ohio director Ian James confirmed the same in an interview yesterday. He says the monopoly/oligopoly structure was a mistake, as was Buddy the pot-smoking mascot. By in large, the monopolistic structure of grow-sites was the main reason Responsible Ohio couldn’t get…
October 28, 2015 – SOURCE: http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/10/marijuana_still_a_federal_crim.html COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio voters will decide next week whether to legalize recreational and medical marijuana. But they won’t be able to change the laws that keep it a federally illegal substance and make the marijuana industry costly, burdensome, and risky. Four states and the District of Columbia…
October 20, 2015 OGP Editorial: If you haven’t been keeping up with Canadian politics, the Liberal Party has repeatedly proclaimed that they would legalize recreational marijuana if they win a majority of the elected positions in yesterday’s polls. Well, that just happened. Justin Trudeau, Canada’s new Prime Minister, says We will legalize, regulate, and restrict…
October 12, 2015 – Source: http://watchdog.org/241902/lawsuit-marijuana-monopoly/ In November, Ohio voters will get the chance to approve a constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes. They’ll also vote on a constitutional amendment prohibiting monopolies. Seems like a couple of issues best left to voters, right? Problem is, the amendments conflict: One creates a private marijuana…
October 8, 2015 Source: http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/10/ohio_voters_support_marijuana.html COLUMBUS, Ohio — A majority of Ohioans favor legalizing recreational marijuana but support has not significantly changed in the past six months despite widespread advertising and campaigning for a legalization measure that appears on the November ballot, according to poll results released Thursday. In a new Quinnipiac University poll,…
The heated debates regarding Issue 3 and the Legalization of Marijuana in Ohio for medicinal and recreational purposes are not going away any time soon. If Issue 3 fails, there will most certainly be another legalization effort on the ballot in 2016. Inevitably, cannabis will soon be legal in some fashion in the state…