Jacob Redmond
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He used to croon love songs to the masses.
Now, he wants to grow pot in Hudson, Ohio.
Nick Lachey, a member of the band 98 Degrees and more recently a television actor, is among five investors in a Hudson marijuana grow center, one of 10 that would be created across Ohio under a proposed ballot issue.
The other investors include three owners of the CashMax stores in Ohio and a car business owner from Texas.
Cheney Pruett and John Humphrey, two of the CashMax owners, attended a news conference in Akron, Ohio, on Tuesday held by ResponsibleOhio, the group backing the ballot issue.
"This is an exciting entrepreneurial opportunity," Humphrey said.
This was the 10th and final press conference the group held across Ohio to tout its partnership with local unions and the potential economic benefit of the ballot initiative to local communities. The group estimates that the initiative would generate about $21.5 million in annual tax revenue for Summit County and its townships and municipalities. The money could be used for law enforcement, infrastructure and economic development.
"We would prefer to fill pot holes with pot money," said Ian James, the executive director of ResponsibleOhio.
ResponsibleOhio is trying to get an issue on the Nov. 3 ballot that would legalize marijuana for medical and personal use by adults 21 years or older. Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted's office and local elections boards are checking the group's petitions to see if it has collected enough valid signatures to make it onto the ballot.
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Now, he wants to grow pot in Hudson, Ohio.
Nick Lachey, a member of the band 98 Degrees and more recently a television actor, is among five investors in a Hudson marijuana grow center, one of 10 that would be created across Ohio under a proposed ballot issue.
The other investors include three owners of the CashMax stores in Ohio and a car business owner from Texas.
Cheney Pruett and John Humphrey, two of the CashMax owners, attended a news conference in Akron, Ohio, on Tuesday held by ResponsibleOhio, the group backing the ballot issue.
"This is an exciting entrepreneurial opportunity," Humphrey said.
This was the 10th and final press conference the group held across Ohio to tout its partnership with local unions and the potential economic benefit of the ballot initiative to local communities. The group estimates that the initiative would generate about $21.5 million in annual tax revenue for Summit County and its townships and municipalities. The money could be used for law enforcement, infrastructure and economic development.
"We would prefer to fill pot holes with pot money," said Ian James, the executive director of ResponsibleOhio.
ResponsibleOhio is trying to get an issue on the Nov. 3 ballot that would legalize marijuana for medical and personal use by adults 21 years or older. Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted's office and local elections boards are checking the group's petitions to see if it has collected enough valid signatures to make it onto the ballot.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Author: Stephanie Warsmith
Photo Credit: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Website: SentinelSource.com: Local Matters | News in Keene NH
