Pubdate: Wed, 28 Oct 2015
Source: News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
Copyright: 2015 The Associated Press
Contact:  http://www.news-herald.com
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/305

OHIO NAACP COMES OUT AGAINST PROPOSAL TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA

COLUMBUS (AP) - The group representing NAACP branches in Ohio is 
urging voters to oppose a proposal on next week's ballot to legalize 
marijuana for medical and personal use.

The Ohio Conference NAACP president said Tuesday that legalization 
would represent "tacit approval" of a drug with potentially 
far-reaching negative effects on families and children.

The proposed constitutional amendment, Issue 3, would let adults 21 
and older buy marijuana and grow four plants. It creates a network of 
10 authorized growing locations that are targeted in a separate 
ballot measure prohibiting constitutional monopolies.

Tuesday's announcement marks a split among Ohio's top black 
leadership. Issue 3 was endorsed by George Forbes, former president 
of the city council and NAACP in Cleveland.

He says blacks have been disproportionately affected by a failed war on drugs.
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