Yeah - We could all vote no and say "No Monopoly on Weed" - but at the same time, with Bud being Legal and all - Do you REALLY think that 4 Plant Limit and Applying for a License is ACTUALLY going to FLY if this Bill Passes : / I mean, come on - the Midwest DOES have some of the best growers, RIGHT NOW, while it's still Illegal. Do you think after 10 years of Growing Illegally, they're just going to suddenly start caring about the Law?? I highly fucking doubt it.
I've read the full, long ass, boring as hell definition of what this law is going to be. It states that there will be 10 State Approved Facilities that are where the States Medical and Recreational Products will be Grown, Tested, Made into Edibles, and Concentrates. The Bill says NOTHING about only 1 Company, or 10 different Companies running these Facilities. It says Companies will have to Apply for A License to Operate a Facility, and they have to prove they are Capable and Knowledgeable enough to Grow Top Shelf, Up to the Standards of Other Legal Recreational States, Quality Controlled Marijuana - and this Includes Edibles and Concentrates. They actually tried to put in a lot of Strict Quality Control Measures, very comparable to the way that Alcohol Production and Sales are Controlled.
As for the 4 Plant per Person and you have to Apply and Pay for a License to grow those 4 Plants - Do you REALLY think that people are actually going to listen to this law. FUCK NO. Those who have $$$$ will to play it safe, those who grind and hustle their way thru life will keep doing what they've been doing - living their life by their own code of Right and Wrong based off of Logic - not old Draconian Laws and the Court System. Do I think this Bill is Perfect? FUCK NO............but it's a step in the right direction. I don't WANT TO WAIT 2-4 more Years, because 2-4 years, may become 10 - or Ohio may NEVER have a chance to pass a law like this again. They've been TRYING to get a Medical or Medical and Recreational Bill on the Ballot since 2012!! The last attempt they made, they collected all of the Signatures Needed to get the Bill put on the Ballot - and Governor John Kasich used his Executive Powers to shut the Bill down.
Also - This is not just a new Law, this is Actually an AMENDMENT TO THE OHIO CONSTITUTION making it MUCH HARDER to be Repealed. I agree that this Bill is by no means Ideal - but you have to think about the Reality of the Situation. They can make all of these petty little bullshit add on Laws to the Bill - But once Marijuana is Legalized for Medical and Recreational Uses, that's a train that's immediately picking up speed and is going to be hard to stop. There aren't enough Police in Ohio to try and stop someone from growing 10 Plants instead of 4 - Or from Growing without a License. How the FUCK are they going to prove that kind of stuff? Unless you're a Dumb Ass who's always getting the Cops called on you, or you just decide to start a Huge, Money Making, Grow Operation - To me, after reading the Bill - Your average person, who wants to grow their own Marijuana - while it may be against what the Bill Outlines, HOW are they going to ACTUALLY ENFORCE IT?
This may be the ONE CHANCE that Ohio has to Legalize Marijuana, and on top of that - EVERY STATE that Legalizes, is ONE MORE STEP in the Right Direction. Sure, it's not Ideal, but the Minor Details of the Bill that not Everyone may agree on, those can be dealt with and figured out as the Industry is Created - which will also bring a nice chunk of Jobs for Lower / Middle Class People who SERIOUSLY need it - I fucking HATE CORPORATIONS, and I don't like 100% of this bill, but it's a Compromise. It's a step in the right direction. I understand and feel while people have an issue with this - but this just seems like too good of an opportunity to pass up. Every single State that's Legalized Recreational and Medical Marijuana is having Similar Issues with the way parts of the Law are worded. A Brand New Industry that's never existed before is being created, because of Our Generation, there's bound to be a few kinks in it that need to be worked out - but Legalization and Medical will at least help those who need the help, whereas just saying " NO " without being fully informed on the actual in's and out's of the subject is just Ignorant.
Instead of Speculating or Spreading Rumors - READ THE ACTUAL BILL FOR YOURSELF......................
http://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative,_Issue_3_(2015)
That's the REAL BILL right there. Feel free to HATE IT ALL YOU WANT - But at LEAST READ IT FIRST. We already don't follow what they tell us to do - why is a law LEGALIZING going to make everyone Bitchmade all of a sudden. There will still be an Underground - Just the Penalties will be way less about sending people to Jail or Prison, and more about Paying Fines and taking peoples Money. I just don't like that people aren't even giving this a CHANCE. It's Happening NOVEMBER 3rd, 2015. Be a part of a Revolution or keep the World Stagnant. It's up to You / Us All.