Ohioans Decide Whether to Let Investors Control Legalized Marijuana
- Amendent would allow medicinal and recreational marijuana
- Drug production and supply would be controlled by companies
Investors Eyeing Legalized Marijuana Market
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Ohio voters are deciding today whether to make their state the first in the Midwest to legalize marijuana, while giving control of growing the drug to 10 investor groups that include basketball star Oscar Robertson and former boy-band singer Nick Lachey.
A proposed constitutional on today’s ballot would allow both medicinal and recreational marijuana for adults. It would restrict growing sites to 10 locations controlled by investors to supply medical dispensaries, retail outlets and manufacturers.