The newest update on cannabis in Colorado has been called “ominous” by those who are against marijuana in Ohio and “fear mongering” by “advocates leading up the Nov. 3 election.” During this election, voters will be deciding the legalization of Marijuana. The Rocky Mountain High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area released their third annual report on Monday, showing how legal marijuana affected the state. According to this report, there was a 32% jump in marijuana-related traffic deaths, an increase in emergency-room visits and in the amount of kids 12-17 using marijuana.
Another report which was funded by the National Office of Drug Control Policy revealed that school expulsions increased by 40% and many of them are related to cannabis. In addition, there has been more exposure of the drug to the youth and a 2,000% increase in the amount of mailings sent out to other states that have been intercepted. Finally, there were 32 lab explosions in 2014. According to Curt Steiner, a spokesman for those that are against marijuana in Ohio said that the report is “handwriting on the wall” if marijuana becomes legal in Ohio.
“There’s a lot at stake for the voters in Ohio,” Steiner stated. “A few self-selected wealthy investors are doing something that could inflict permanent damage on our state.”
Ian James is an executive director for ResponsibleOhio, a group advocating the legalization of marijuana. He said that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration “has already looked at this and confirmed there is no increased crash risk associated with testing positive for marijuana.” He said a Colorado Healthy Kids Survey showed “marijuana use among youth has gone down after legalization.”
“Yes on Issue 3 is a solution for Ohioans to overturn failed marijuana prohibition,” said James. “Without it, we’ll continue to surrender our streets to drug dealers who don’t create legitimate jobs, care about sick Ohioans, pay taxes or ID kids before they sell to them.”
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“A few self-selected wealthy investors are doing something that could inflict permanent damage on our state.”
Ohio is a shithole with a large heroin problem. Maybe legal weed might help turn things around.