Ohio state Senate Republicans are proposing vast changes to a recreational marijuana measure approved by voters last month.

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.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    11 months ago

    Since you’re hyper-focused on universal healthcare,

    I mean, did you need examples of Dems against legal cannabis while Joe Biden is in office?

    Did you want a giant list of everything voters want that “moderate” Dems oppose?

    • Nougat@kbin.social
      61·
      11 months ago

      Oh look! The goalposts have moved!

      Can you name any Republican expansion of access to healthcare in the US? Ever?

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        23·
        11 months ago

        Wait, you complained about me being focused on healthcare, but you still want to talk about it?

        Well. “Obamacare” ended up being a more conservative version of Mitt Romeny’s plan.

        But if we’re only giving credit for what’s done (and I agree with that) then suddenly all the things that make neoliberals better than Republicans disappears.

        I mean, the only recent expansion of healthcare by either party was when Dems passed the more conservative version of Romney’s plan

        You’re making my point, the letter by someone’s name doesn’t mean much when majorities of politicians from both parties oppose progresss

        There’s just some with a D by their name that try, but progressives are still a minority in their own party unfortunately

        Edit:

        Actually with a profile blurb like that, I don’t think any exchange will ever be productive…

        I’m just going to use the block button, feel free to keep responding, I’ll never see it.

        Just don’t have time for sovereign citizens who openly call for execution of politicians, even if they’re terrible politicians…

        I think you’re doing that thing where people believe the right position is always halfway between D and R

        • Nougat@kbin.social
          3·
          11 months ago

          Do you even know what neoliberals are?

          You’ve made it clear that you have no idea what you’re talking about.

          Actually with a profile blurb like that, I don’t think any exchange will ever be productive…

          I’m sure you’re referring to #ExecuteTrump. Which is a reference to his own penchant for calling for the execution of his political enemies, under the cover of calling it “political speech.” If he can do it, so can I.