Government and Politics
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
ResponsibleOhio says marijuana means jobs
During a joint news conference in Akron, the marijuana legalization groups outlines operations at farms in Hudson, Lorain and Alliance and seven other sites
by WKSU's TIM RUDELL |
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 | | John Humphrey (left) Chaney Pruett and Ian James of ResponsibleOhio, an effort to legalize and regulate marijuana cultivation and sales in Ohio. Joining the effort is (right) Jan Sadowski of UFCW Local 880 | | Courtesy of TIM RUDELL |
ResponsibleOhio is asking voters to amend the state Constitution to legalize marijuana. Their proposal would also give major backers of the initiative exclusive rights to operate 10 designated marijuana growing zones, including in Hudson, Lorain, and Alliance. In anticipation of that, the organization is pitching the initiative as a source of good-paying jobs. WKSU’s Tim Rudell reports. |
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During news conference at the Laborers unionuall in Akron, ResponsibleOhio’s Ian James said he expects the amendment to pass, and invited the union to organize the company’s workers if it does.
“Three hundred workers are going to be able to work with an average salary of $25 an hour; to work with United Food & Commercial Workers, our partners, to be organized and represented here. It’s very clear you’ve got a management and labor willing to work together to improve the quality of life in Summit County and northeast Ohio..”
The union supports ResponsibleOhio’s amendment proposal. It has more than 2,200 members, mostly in northern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. |
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