The governor of Ohio has a message for critics of a law rolling back the state’s marijuana market and criminalizing intoxicating hemp products: Stop “whining.”
As a campaign behind a referendum to block certain provisions of the cannabis roll-back law gets to work, Gov. Mike DeWine (R) was asked about the issue and what it would mean if they ultimately proved successful.
“I think the proponents should be happy with their victory at the polls, instead of now going back and whining about something the legislature has done, which frankly I think is very consistent with what the average voter was thinking when they went in to vote,” the governor told News 5 Cleveland.
“I think we’re very consistent with what voters intended,” he said.
The proposed referendum, led by Ohioans for Cannabis Choice, was recently cleared by the state attorney general’s office following a review of the title and summary. That came after activists revised an initial version that was deemed affirmatively misleading.
When the governor said that “proponents” of the referendum should take the win and accept the policy changes that are being implemented under SB 56, he wasn’t necessarily referring to the broader marijuana industry, as many
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