A poll on the legalization of medical marijuana conducted last February showed overwhelming support by Ohioans. 87% of the nearly 1400 respondents to the poll conducted by Quinnipiac were open to legalizing Cannabis in the state. With the winds of change being felt across the country, and a electorate who is largely comfortable with a once demonized drug by the masses, multiple poll initiatives have surfaced rife with dirty politics that we will detail as our series on the issue unfolds. It is clear that the most see-through and responsible way to give the electorate what they desire should be done through the Statehouse in Columbus.
Among the 13% minority who are holding back legislation to make marijuana legal in some form is Attorney General Mike DeWine. DeWine sounded like someone who had watched the propaganda film Reefer Madness once too often when he was asked about the issue last year in Defiance. DeWine implied that with Colorado legalizing cannabis would lead to higher use from teenagers. That has not happened. DeWine forecasted an increase in accidents and deaths on the highways. Fatal traffic accidents are near historic lows in Colorado. The Republican concluded his comments by rehashing a common falsehood that isn't based in facts that pot use is a gateway to harder drugs like opiates.