Former 98 Degrees boy-band goon Nick Lachey won't be hearing the legal weed "cha-CHING" sound

[Miles Archer]

In Ohio, voters rejected Issue 3, a proposal that would have legalized both medicinal and recreational marijuana. The ballot measure was unique in that it wasn't just legalization that was controversial, but the manner in which legalization in the state would take shape. Had it passed, Issue 3 would have given a handful of people — namely the proposition's rich backers, like former 98 Degrees frontman Nick Lachey, fashion designer Nanette Lepore and two descents of President William Howard Taft — the exclusive rights to cultivate commercial cannabis in the state.

The idea of a monopoly on marijuana appeared to turn many voters off; they overwhelmingly rejected the measure, 64 percent to 36, while narrowly approving Issue 2, an anti-monopoly amendment that explicitly banned the "initiative process from being used for personal economic benefit."

Lobbying for the proposition, Lachey had emphasized the jobs it would create and the money it would bring to his home state. Presidential hopeful and Ohio Gov. John Kasich scoffed at that idea during a recent primary debate. "We're running a $2 billion surplus, we're not having a revenue problem right now. And sending mixed signals to kids about drugs is a disaster," Kasich said.

Legalization groups were split on the issue — the Marijuana Policy Project and National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued reluctant endorsements, while the Drug Policy Alliance refused to endorse because of the monopoly issue.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/no-legal-weed-for-ohio-and-other-2015-election-results-20151104

[central scrutinizer]

1. Good!

Fuck those grifters. I like it here in Oregon where cannibusiness is thriving with many small niche shops.