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Ohio Issue 2 Cannabis Legalization

Legal sales boomed; the revenue split got rewritten.

Drug Policy / Harm ReductionBallot MeasureLiberty check

C · 15/24

1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)

Legalize, tax, and fund equity.

2 · The realist counter-case

Critics worry about diversion and youth use.

3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats

$115.5M sales / $62M excise in year one, but SB56 rewrote the split toward the general fund, paring equity.

4 · Liberty check

Expands adult liberty; legislature reallocated the proceeds.

5 · The real tradeoff

Market works; promises get edited post-vote.

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