@krolden @halcyondays Your "pretty sure" is correct; see PDF page 48 of https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/getattachment/87720690-45c4-45be-911f-3727b1165dbd/An-Act-to-Control-and-Regulate-Adult-Use-Cannabis-(Re-Submission).aspx under Section 3780.35.
But I can find nothing in the text of the law about fees of $180,000 for application for any of the licenses described in the law. Where did you get that figure from?
@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.
@BoneALisa @butter Oh, you should vote more! There's all sorts of fun things on the ballot this fall. We've got marijuana legalization and abortion rights as ballot issues, plus school boards and municipal governments. https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_elections,_2023
If you're in Columbus, there's an option to unseat Mayor Ginther and parts of City Council: https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Columbus,_Ohio_(2023)
https://ballotpedia.org/Mayoral_election_in_Columbus,_Ohio_(2023)
@thenewred @jesterkun It's journalistic malpractice for the op-ed to not link to the text.
Here's the summary: https://www.citizensnotpoliticians.org/petition/
Here's the raw amendment: https://citizensnotpoliticians.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CNP-Amendment-for-Web.pdf
Basically, it takes district-drawing power away from elected officials, giving it to a panel of 15 people screened by a bipartisan panel of retired judges. Then there's a whole lot of detail on how to draw maps and ensure that it's valid.