Yesterday in Ohio Issue 3 was voted on to decide whether or not to legalize marijuana in Ohio. After tallying up all of the votes, it has been determined that issue 3 will not pass.

Although most (52%) ohioans support the use of marijuana for either medicinal or recreational use, the majority of the votes on issue 3 went against it. Why is this?

Junior Evan Weisser said, “I am a supporter of legalizing marijuana for both medicinal and recreational but I am glad issue 3 was not passed. It put a monopoly on the drug and that would be very bad for people who need it for health reasons. The prices would be through the roof for the people who really need it.”

The bill would have allowed anybody that is 21 and older to hold up to one ounce of pot on them for personal use at any time.

Junior Nicole Crone said, “So if they can carry it anywhere does that mean a visitor can show up to a school with weed in his back pocket? That doesn’t seem right to me.”

Should they have chosen to purchase a $50 license, they would have been permitted to house eight ounces of harvested marijuana and grow up to four plants.

Sophomore Jared Sandow said, “I am supporter of marijuana but only for medicinal purposes. I have epilepsy so it would really help people like me. I’m not saying I’d do it but I’ve heard the stories of others like myself and how much it has helped them.”