Ohio Votes against Freedom?

November 4, 2015

A majority of people in Ohio just voted against legalizing recreational and medical marijuana via an amendment to the state’s constitution. The amendment was flawed, but I really doubt that that is the reason it was rejected. Ohio governor and presidential candidate loser John Kasich tweeted he was “proud” that the state rejected the measure. Conservatives who know nothing about pot (or freedom) are mostly to blame, as usual.

Update: several libertarians in Ohio have told me they voted no because the amendment, even though it would have legalized pot, because it was a crony capitalist scheme. However, this Ohio libertarian voted for it:

I really enjoyed your post on LRC about conservatives and pot. As for the Ohio law, I didn’t like the law because it granted monopolies to just a few and the average citizen can only grow plants IF they have government approval. I voted for the measure because I was able to distill what is important: individual liberty. Several of my conservative friends (who claim to lean toward libertarianism) voted against the law because they didn’t like the state granting a monopoly. I don’t understand the logic here. Perhaps it is a deep-seated belief that pot is harmful. What I found most interesting is that they would have voted for the issue if pot was totally legalized.