Marijuana reform efforts in Ohio (finally) starting to generate lots of newsy buzz

Throughout much of this year, I had been intrigued (but not all that surprised) that efforts to reform marijuana laws through ballot initiative in Ohio had not received all that much attention even as one well-funded group, ResponsibleOhio, seemed well-position to give Ohio voters the chance to legalize fully marijuana.  But now that the efforts of ResponsibleOhio have officially brought the issue to the November 2015 ballot as Issue 3, there is much more marijuana reform news and activity afoot in the Buckeye State.  Here is a sample of just recent notable headlines and stories from various news sources:

• ‘Monopoly’ chosen to describe ResponsibleOhio’s marijuana legalization issue

• Ohio marijuana campaign to challenge ballot titles, language in court

• Police mixed on marijuana despite ad featuring cop

• Legalizing pot in Ohio is a hazy matter for banks, businesses

• Marijuana conference teaches how to grow, sell pot if Ohioans legalize it