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Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - michaelsean - 06-10-2015
it's not as good as some may think. It looks like any commercial production will be limited to ten sites owned by, surprise, the creators of Responsible Ohio.
http://mantis.link/4y1Gvw-r
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - Ben Richards - 06-10-2015
One of the farms is owned by The Big O, the other is owned by Frostee Rucker... <<----
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - Beaker - 06-10-2015
Legalize it....even in that form....as that ill lead to the next step.
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - JustWinBaby - 06-11-2015
Sure, 10 licenses to the highest bidder. Why not? Let Responsible Ohio submit their bids, just like anyone else.
Limiting what people can grow on their own just seems unnecessary.
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - WhoDeyWho - 06-12-2015
(06-11-2015, 07:16 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: Sure, 10 licenses to the highest bidder. Why not? Let Responsible Ohio submit their bids, just like anyone else.
Limiting what people can grow on their own just seems unnecessary.
Beats what they have now. Got to start somewhere.
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - oncemoreuntothejimbreech - 06-12-2015
(06-11-2015, 07:16 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: Sure, 10 licenses to the highest bidder. Why not? Let Responsible Ohio submit their bids, just like anyone else.
Limiting what people can grow on their own just seems unnecessary.
Their intent is to establish a monopoly on the supply IOT jack up the prices. Why limit the number of licenses? Why not license anyone who can qualify for a license?
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - michaelsean - 06-12-2015
(06-12-2015, 08:34 AM)WhoDeyWho Wrote: Beats what they have now. Got to start somewhere.
Starting somewhere would be like medical marijuana. This is starting and ending somewhere, and that's with a small amount of growers controlling all of the production.
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - WhoDeyWho - 06-12-2015
(06-12-2015, 09:34 AM)michaelsean Wrote: Starting somewhere would be like medical marijuana. This is starting and ending somewhere, and that's with a small amount of growers controlling all of the production.
Nothing ever "ends" in politics. Laws change. I'd love to be able to visit Ohio and smoke a nice one. Right now it is a crime to do so.
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - michaelsean - 06-12-2015
(06-12-2015, 09:37 AM)WhoDeyWho Wrote: Nothing ever "ends" in politics. Laws change. I'd love to be able to visit Ohio and smoke a nice one. Right now it is a crime to do so.
This is a ballot initiative. I don't believe lawmakers could change everything. It would take another ballot initiative to change it.
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - WhoDeyWho - 06-12-2015
(06-12-2015, 10:07 AM)michaelsean Wrote: This is a ballot initiative. I don't believe lawmakers could change everything. It would take another ballot initiative to change it.
I'm not an expert on Ohio law. That said another ballot initiative could be passed just like this one would have.
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - michaelsean - 06-12-2015
(06-12-2015, 10:21 AM)WhoDeyWho Wrote: I'm not an expert on Ohio law. That said another ballot initiative could be passed just like this one would have.
It's very tough. The ten sites are going to be locked in for a long time. For a group aupposedly all about legalizing marijuana they sure seem to be restrictive about who can supply it commercially, and how much any individual can grow.
I'll probably end up voting for it just to get it behind us, but it's far from optimal.
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - WhoDeyWho - 06-12-2015
(06-12-2015, 12:20 PM)michaelsean Wrote: It's very tough. The ten sites are going to be locked in for a long time. For a group aupposedly all about legalizing marijuana they sure seem to be restrictive about who can supply it commercially, and how much any individual can grow.
I'll probably end up voting for it just to get it behind us, but it's far from optimal.
I don't know about Ohio, but in Indiana, you have to have a license to distribute booze. There are only so many distributors in the state. So theoretically this wouldn't be all that different.
I'd grow my own plants anyway.
Ultimately, it is the legal weed thing that interests me.
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - Westwood Bengal - 06-12-2015
(06-12-2015, 12:24 PM)WhoDeyWho Wrote: I don't know about Ohio, but in Indiana, you have to have a license to distribute booze. There are only so many distributors in the state. So theoretically this wouldn't be all that different.
I'd grow my own plants anyway.
Ultimately, it is the legal weed thing that interests me.
This. 4 plants would be more than I need.
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - WhoDeyWho - 06-12-2015
(06-12-2015, 12:33 PM)Westwood Bengal Wrote: This. 4 plants would be more than I need.
People are missing the forest for the trees.
Pun intended.
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - Westwood Bengal - 06-12-2015
(06-12-2015, 12:36 PM)WhoDeyWho Wrote: People are missing the forest for the trees.
Pun intended.
Forgive me…where is the intended pun? I do love a good pun. (and no that is not remotely sarcastic)
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - WhoDeyWho - 06-12-2015
(06-12-2015, 12:42 PM)Westwood Bengal Wrote: Forgive me…where is the intended pun? I do love a good pun. (and no that is not remotely sarcastic)
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=smoke+trees
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - Westwood Bengal - 06-12-2015
(06-12-2015, 01:07 PM)WhoDeyWho Wrote: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=smoke+trees
Well if that didn't make me look a bit like a square….
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - JustWinBaby - 06-12-2015
(06-12-2015, 09:31 AM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: Their intent is to establish a monopoly on the supply IOT jack up the prices. Why limit the number of licenses? Why not license anyone who can qualify for a license?
I'm not saying the number is 10, but selling a limited number of licenses would mostly likely maximize the revenue. That's in an auction, otherwise they can set a price and sell as many as they want (which will be determined by the price).
A limited number of wholesalers would seem to make more sense from a regulation standpoint.
RE: Marijuana legalization will be on Ohio ballot but... - samhain - 06-14-2015
I'd love to see it fully legalized, but I'm skeptical of Responsible Ohio.
I don't live in Ohio or partake in consuming the product. My job prevents me from doing so no matter what the law says. There are however other benefits of the economic variety that I would like to see reaped if it legalized. Limiting the market in this fashion would dampen the financial impact on the people of the state. Everyone that wants in should have a chance to compete. Let the consumer decide who succeeds, not bureaucracy.
The state and country need upstart industries like this, but letting a select few get all of the gravy is a bad idea.