Know What You're Voting For

If someone were to tell you a new bill recently passed in your state, and was rapidly increasing your property tax, or no longer supporting your civil rights what would you do? Where would you start? This is completely hypothetical, but the question serves a great purpose. Currently I am a part-time resident in the great state of Ohio. I do not have the right to vote in Ohio as a result of my current residence of the state of Indiana. Ohio is in a situation where things could drastically change whether that change is positive or negative that is up to the voters to decide.  I raised the first question because from what I can see people have no idea about a bill that is scheduled to be voted on in a month.

The bill I am referring to is Ohio issue-3. According to Ballotpedia.org Issue 3 will legalize the limited sale and use of recreational and medicinal marijuana and create 10 facilities with exclusive rights to commercially grow the drug.  At first glance voters might think this is great and that everyone will be able to have a big pow-wow. When looking deeper into the legislation the way things will be ran raises questions.

10 investors will fund the 10 facilities that will be allowed to grow marijuana. Some of the notable investors are former NFL player Frostee Rucker, NBA star Oscar Robertson, and former boy band member Nick Lachey. Many people often associate the term monopoly with this legislation. There will be 10 investors, 10 facilities, and that it all. There is no free market with this legislation, and the investors would like to keep it that way.

This legislation allows 10 people to get substantially wealthy; while not allowing others the opportunity to even make a living off of this potentially huge industry. This is scaring away many liberals. Ian James Director of Responsible Ohio announced in an interview with NRP "We are Ohio, folks. We're not a blue state or a red state. We're a very purple, middle-of-the-road state," James says. "And that requires that you have a middle-of-the-road approach that doesn't always sit well with the right and it doesn't always sit well with the left."

People have motives for every thing they say and do. Going back to the question I stated earlier the best thing to do is educate ourselves, and then responding accordingly. Things are not always as they appear at first glance. Dig deeper, and ask why?

The ballot is open to voters on November 2^nd 2015. Make sure to do your research.