Ohio Pot Legalization Backers Outraise Opponents Three to One

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The coalition also received nearly $800,000 from Ohio cannabis companies and those affiliated with those companies during the pre-general period. On the other hand, Protect Ohio raised just $342,900 in the pre-general election period with $101,000 from the Ohio Manufacturers Association and $100,000 from Angela Phillips, CEO of Phillips Tubes Group Inc. in Middletown. Cannabis advocates are currently assembling to rally round before Ohio voters head to the ballot box next week to decide on adult-use cannabis and several other issues. The organization behind the state issue to legalize adult-use cannabis in Ohio stomped its counterpart opposition group, outraising them in funds ahead of the general election—by a 3-1 margin. We hope that Ohio’s leaders seize this opportunity to take control of our future.” In addition to cannabis legalization, abortion rights advocates in Ohio also raised considerable funding.

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The organization behind the state issue to legalize adult-use cannabis in Ohio stomped its counterpart opposition group, outraising them in funds ahead of the general election—by a 3-1 margin. Cannabis advocates are currently assembling to rally round before Ohio voters head to the ballot box next week to decide on adult-use cannabis and several other issues.

Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, the organization behind Ohio’s adult-use cannabis issue, raised over three times the amount of money raised by the opposition group, Protect Ohio Workers and Families. (Keep...

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