
Marijuana legalization moves step closer to ballot in Ohio
Ohio Attorney General approves measure’s language Ballot Board approval still required…then 305,000 voter signatures! A proposed “Marijuana Rights and Regulations” constitutional amendment is moving forward in an effort to put marijuana legalization on the...
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CANDIDATE: James Neu Jr. for U.S. House of Representatives, 5th District
“Ohio needs money. I don’t see anything wrong about legalizing marijuana. I’m 38 years old. I would be lying if I told you I haven’t tried it. I did inhale. It’s not a gateway drug. It doesn’t lead you down to ruin. For me, it put me to sleep and then when I woke up, I was hungry.”
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Why Ohio should thank marijuana “traffickers”…
…not arrest them. Ohio officially apologizes to Las Vegas rapper InterstateFatz for arresting him for kindly bringing a dozen pounds of cannabis to the Buckeye State.
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Fentanyl-laced marijuana in Ohio? No.
Cannabis is safe Fentanyl-laced marijuana is an urban myth...so far Fentanyl has contaminated all prohibited drugs in Ohio — except marijuana and mushrooms. Fentanyl is now in cocaine, meth, Ecstasy and other drugs, pushing Ohio’s overdose death toll...
read moreHow to understand Ohio’s marijuana laws
Ohio "decriminalized" marijuana possession more than 40 years ago, one of the first states to do so. What does that mean? What is "decriminalization"? How does the law work? What needs to be done? This article will explain the technical details of Ohio marijuana law,...
read moreMarijuana reform in Ohio: Local vs. statewide
Ohio has at least four efforts underway to put a marijuana issue before voters statewide. The efforts are: Ohio Rights Group. A constitutional amendment allowing medical marijuana. Responsible Ohioans for Cannabis. A constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana. ...
read moreMarijuana reform starts locally in Ohio
The state legislature decriminalized marijuana in 1977. Yet one million Ohioans live in places that continue to make pot possession a criminal offense.
Dozens of Ohio communities — from Ashland to Zanesville — remain at odds with state law and common sense.
Did you know Youngstown has Ohio’s harshest marijuana law?
Did you know Cleveland decriminalized pot possession years ago but forgot to do the same for paraphernalia?
Did you know Cleveland, Toledo and Dayton never suspend driver’s licenses for marijuana possession while Columbus and Cincinnati always suspend?
Did you know Mayor’s Courts don’t have authority to suspend driver’s licenses for pot — but often do, out of ignorance?
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Marijuana reform begins locally in Ohio.
City Council’s should be asked to:
1) Decriminalize. Make possession a “minor misdemeanor,” like a traffic ticket.
2) End license suspensions. Six-month revocations for non-driving offenses must stop.
3) Paraphernalia. Decriminalize, same as state law, and no license suspensions.
City Councils will make these reforms — if asked!
Ohio will become a better place immediately, and broader reform — legalization, medical marijuana — will get a jumpstart, encouraging voters to act statewide.