The voters nearly approved monopolies in general but overwhelmingly rejected a pot monopoly. I can point to a caller to Laura Ingraham today who said the monopoly excuse for it failing was a joke and everyone she talked to at her polling place was there to reject legal pot in all forms.
You’d have to find about 30% of the anti-monopoly voters who wanted legal pot but stood against it solely on the monopoly principle to switch their vote and get it passed. I don’t think anyone seriously believes those votes are out there.
The caller on Laura Ingraham was wrong. I don’t think Laura even lives here.
The Ohio Legislature and the Ohio Secty of State, John Husted, were right. They both named it and initiated Issue 2 to counteract it.
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