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Banning marijuana growing at home, increasing the substance’s tax rate and altering how those taxes get distributed are among vast changes Ohio Senate Republicans proposed Monday to a marijuana legalization measure approved by voters last month.

The changes emerged suddenly in committee just days before the new law is set to take effect, though their fate in the full Senate and the GOP-led House is still unclear.

The ballot measure, dubbed Issue 2, passed on the Nov. 7 election with 57 percent of the vote and it set to become law this Thursday, making Ohio the 24th state to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. But as a citizen-initiated statute, the Legislature is free to make tweaks on it, of which they’re attempting plenty.

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wanna be happy and do my own thing that doesn’t impact anyone else on earth

Republicans: NOOOOOO!!!!!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

When Canada legalized pot in 2018 it gave provinces the ability to remove home cultivation from the rules. So Manitoba, Quebec and Nunavut did just that.

We have shit areas just like America does, often led by right-wing nut jobs.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In Nevada, you can only grow weed if you're 25 or more miles from the nearest dispensary. It's super clear this law is about protecting profit.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You Canadians do a bang-up job hiding your conservatives from international news. Most people outside of Canada think all Canadians are lovely people who want to give you a hug, and some maple syrup.

Only one of those things is true. 🤭

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I wouldnt want to share my maple syrup either

Its well known canadians pour all their hate into the geese and send them out to the world

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Republicans really hate democracy…

Even in States where they get ballot initiatives, the Republicans are always wanting to change the shit voters initiate and approve

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Huh, I’ve got a weird sense of déjà vu

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Doubt they're the same person, I think he copied what the other guy wrote and changed it from politician to republican

What you said though made me laugh my ass off when I saw it

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Republicans claim to be pro state's rights and pro small government. Weird how their actions always seem to be contrary to this philosophy...

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (2 children)

After living to midlife, I conclude the more rightwing you are, the more dishonest you are.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Also: "You'll become more conservative as you age!"

Biggest fucking lie I've ever heard. I'm glad I remain functionally sane to this day.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

I’ve become more liberal as I age. I see, hear, and understand how fragile our personal economic situations are and cannot believe that people want to cut what little shitty safety net we have back even further. One serious illness, one bad car wreck, hell…just getting a bad bout of covid, any of that that disables you or gets you sued into oblivion (your fault wreck) and you’re done. May never recover. Plus, I can’t be bothered to want to tell people who they can and can’t be, want to be called, want to smoke pot, whatever. Just don’t hurt other people. That’s all.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I fucking called it. Seriously, I have a comment on here from the day after the vote complaining about how the bill was still open to being edited after we voted on it and I called the they would remove the home growing part.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Capitalism baby. Can't have you producing your own stuff when the corporations can sell it to you at 10x the price.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That was absolutely what happened in California. Michigan got it right, I wish the pro-legalization groups would leverage the rivalry between OSU and Michigan to get the conservatives who are obsessed with it to get their heads out of their asses.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago

How freedom of them

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago

The party of small government

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, fuck the replikkkans and their shady bullshit. If everyone voted there wouldn't be a single one of them in a position of power.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

ohio is scary as fuck outside of the cities its not okay out there most homicidal state

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (14 children)

I can't really abide letting companies(which is people but with money and capital) grow a plant I'm not allowed to grow. That just feels like flexing control of prices and picking who gets it.

The tax bit is a totally fair concern, and is the proper avenue of "who gets it?" I should think the taxes be directly relevant to the subject, so research funding and addiction therapy seems appropriate. I would like to see what people are doing explicitly for fun fund things that people in need should be getting. That'd be better funding for homeless programs, grocery subsidizing(broad category, no specific industry), and healthcare.

I for one would buy up lots of weed to know I'm feeling good for contributing to those things to get what I like.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I gotta say, I've never heard of flower with over 50% THC or an extract that wasn't specifically trying to be 100%. It's like they actually don't know what they're talking about.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Home grow is a really important check against taxes and prices that are too high.

In MA, you can legally give away up to an ounce, grow 6 plants per person and 12 per household. Prices at dispensaries are still too high in my opinion, and taxes are still to high, so I don't go to them. Plus, home growing is a fun hobby once you get it going right, doesn't take much to cover personal use for most people.

Don't underestimate how important home grow is to the overall legalization picture. Vote accordingly Ohioans and make sure to talk to plenty of media, answer polls, and notify your representative that this is an issue you will be getting out to vote for. Pay attention to elections for your representative in the state legislature.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (11 children)

Gaah. Not allowing grow is the biggest bs in the illinois "legalization"

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How about we ban Ohio state republicans from living?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Anyone claiming control over another's life deserves consequences TBH.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

I think these legislators need to be recalled for circumventing the will of their constituents.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

Freedom is where corporations have more rights than you.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think even pot-smoking conservatives will still vote Republican. Conservatives reliably vote for conservatives against their own interests.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

BUT THINK OF THE UNBORN BABIES

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I am how else am I supposed to get my baby back ribs. Im banned from going near maternity wards after the incident!

Bunch of fucken hypocritical assholes. When other people eat baby back ribs its "A good BBQ" meanwhile when I do it its "A crime against humanity" and im a "Cannibalistic monster".

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Fuck you, GOP. Go inhale superglue.

[–] Zink 7 points 11 months ago

They almost let people get access to something that would bring them happiness, by doing nothing. But no, let’s be good republicans and fight to make others’ lives a bit worse instead of doing the small government thing and leave them alone.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

In other words they want more money to steal it doesn't matter if it's of marijuana or another things.

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