Jacob Redmond
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ResponsibleOhio is taking their complaints about what they say is misleading and partisan language on the November ballot to the Ohio Supreme Court.
The group promoting marijuana legalization demanded that the court remove language from the ballot initiative that ResponsibleOhio says was drafted intentionally to confuse voters, according to a 139-page complaint filed Thursday. The wording was approved last week by the GOP-controlled ballot board in a 3-2 vote along party lines.
The group says language headed to the November ballot overstates how much pot could be sold or swapped and doesn't make it clear that any store selling marijuana would need approval from local officials to set up shop, according to the court filing.
ResponsibleOhio also takes offense to the title drafted by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, a Republican who opposes marijuana legalization. It reads: Issue 3 grants a monopoly for the commercial production and sale of marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes.
But opponents of the marijuana proposal say the language is fair and properly describes how ResponsibleOhio is trying to manipulate the state constitution.
"If the supporters of Issue 3 didn't want Ohioans to call their plan a monopoly, the shouldn't have asked them to write a monopoly into their Constitution," Husted spokesman Joshua Eck said.
ResponsibleOhio's proposal would create 10 commercial pot farms in specific locations across the state and allow individuals to grow up to four flowering plants for personal use with a license. Individuals older than 21 could smoke pot legally if the ballot proposal passes.
Another proposal from lawmakers, Issue 2, would prohibit economic monopolies from being written into the state constitution. If Ohioans approve both measures, Husted said the lawmakers' ban on monopolies would trump marijuana legalization. The debate would likely be solved in court.
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The group promoting marijuana legalization demanded that the court remove language from the ballot initiative that ResponsibleOhio says was drafted intentionally to confuse voters, according to a 139-page complaint filed Thursday. The wording was approved last week by the GOP-controlled ballot board in a 3-2 vote along party lines.
The group says language headed to the November ballot overstates how much pot could be sold or swapped and doesn't make it clear that any store selling marijuana would need approval from local officials to set up shop, according to the court filing.
ResponsibleOhio also takes offense to the title drafted by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, a Republican who opposes marijuana legalization. It reads: Issue 3 grants a monopoly for the commercial production and sale of marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes.
But opponents of the marijuana proposal say the language is fair and properly describes how ResponsibleOhio is trying to manipulate the state constitution.
"If the supporters of Issue 3 didn't want Ohioans to call their plan a monopoly, the shouldn't have asked them to write a monopoly into their Constitution," Husted spokesman Joshua Eck said.
ResponsibleOhio's proposal would create 10 commercial pot farms in specific locations across the state and allow individuals to grow up to four flowering plants for personal use with a license. Individuals older than 21 could smoke pot legally if the ballot proposal passes.
Another proposal from lawmakers, Issue 2, would prohibit economic monopolies from being written into the state constitution. If Ohioans approve both measures, Husted said the lawmakers' ban on monopolies would trump marijuana legalization. The debate would likely be solved in court.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: ResponsibleOhio sues over marijuana ballot language
Author: Jessie Balmert, Gannett
Contact: Contact Us | Cincinnati.com
Photo Credit: Cincinnati.com
Website: Cincinnati Enquirer
