Ohio, I'm so proud of yall : ohio

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For those of us not in Ohio, did some right wing bullshit get shot down?

[–] greenteadrinker@midwest.social 30 points 1 year ago

Abortion and weed are legal in Ohio

[–] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Abortion rights were enshrined in the Ohio constitution (specifically early in the pregnancy, cases of rape/incest, and to preserve the life and health of the pregnant person)

Weed was also made legal for adult, recreational use. You can even grow a few plants yourself.

[–] jesterkun@midwest.social 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is a great day. Let's turn this shit heap around!

[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Right on! This gave me an unreasonable chuckle.

[–] hoanbridgetroll@midwest.social 12 points 1 year ago

Congratulations from Wisconsin! Progressive Midwesterners are standing up for their rights. Hell yes - keep fighting in 2024.

[–] seahorse@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago

Wooo!

[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

"I'm doing my part!"

A good day indeed, very welcome news in a state usually dominated by conservative bullshit.

[+] krolden@lemmy.ml -15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The weed thing will only make rich people richer and they'll remove the part about how you're allowed to grow your own because its not actually a constitutional amendment

[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ohio voters actually shot down a previous ballot measure because it would have given a small group an oligopoly over marijuana in the state. This new measure that passed is much better and doesn't grant all the growing and selling rights to one small group. To my knowledge it should end up very similar to states like Colorado and Michigan.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is this new one any different? That small group is already well established with the medicinal cannabis industry and they will get the first opportunities to expand into recreational.

[–] benlk@urbanists.social 4 points 1 year ago

@krolden @Deconceptualist The failed 2015 initiative in would have granted an actual monopoly to 10 facilities to grow #marijuana https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Issue_3,_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative_(2015)#Marijuana_Growth.2C_Cultivation_and_Extraction_.28MGCE.29_facilities — actively shutting out existing businesses

The successful 2023 initiative does not grant any monopolies: https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Issue_2,_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative_(2023)#Text_of_measure — it sets up an open licensing scheme where anyone can apply to grow and sell, and it sets up jobs and equity funds to give money back to #Ohio communities.

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Who's going to remove that part? Through what process?

[–] evidences@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Issue 2 wasn't a change to the state constitution, like issue 1, it was just a change to the Ohio revised code so the state assembly and pass new bills in the chamber to change or modify the new code. There's no real reason other than optics that the state assembly could just repeal the law tomorrow if they wanted to. It's going to be interesting seeing what happens with that law going forward.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Any lawmaker who gets lobbied enough

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

That's not how it worked elsewhere.