A well-known newspaper editor says it seems odd that Ohio voters are being urged by a coalition to legalize cannabis to regulate marijuana like alcohol. “As we know, or at least should know, alcohol-impaired driving is responsible for thousands of traffic deaths nationally each year.”
Dave Lange, who is also a member of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame, cited two separate CDC reports, a confirmation that each year some 140,000 traffic deaths are caused by excessive alcohol use and another dreadful statistics that alcohol poisoning causes six deaths a day in the United States
“From any reasonable point of view, it is marijuana that should be legal and alcohol illegal,” said Lang, who has a master’s in political science. cleveland.com,
In fact, alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
Cannabis Deaths? The DEA reported it themselves that “there have been no deaths from marijuana overdoses.”
Cannabis Legalization in Ohio and Beyond: GOP Rep. Dave Joyce
A recent new survey by the Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education and Regulation (CPEAR) found that 68% of conservative Americans support ending federal cannabis prohibition and 70% support letting individual states decide whether cannabis should be legal in their state.
“The poll is clear: federal cannabis prohibition is in direct contradiction to the overwhelming will of the American electorate, including a remarkable majority of conservative voters,” he said. repealed. Dave Joyce (R-OH)Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus.
Joyce, a special speaker this april Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference In Miami, called on allies on both sides of the aisle to work toward a regulated legal marketplace for cannabis. “Continued inaction is no longer sustainable.”
NY Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D), with Joyce jointly introduced legislation To encourage state and local governments to expunge the criminal records of millions of Americans who have previous marijuana convictions in late 2021.
Seizing Opportunities Chasing Eliminations $20 million would be appropriate for the purposes of assisting states and local governments with the (Hope) Act review and removal process. According to FBI Uniform Crime ReportsMore than 350,000 Americans were arrested by state and local law enforcement for marijuana offenses in 2020. But the kicker is that 91% of those arrested were charged with simple possession.
“As both a public defender and a prosecutor, I have seen firsthand how cannabis law violations can eliminate a lifetime of opportunities from employment to education,” Joyce said.
Lang agreed, adding a sound economic reason: “The question now is whether Ohio will become the 22nd state to legalize recreational, or adult-use, marijuana, or will Ohioans continue to contribute to the growing market in neighboring Michigan, which legalized it in 2019?”
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