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[–] derf82@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hope it lasts. The problem is it’s an initiated statute rather than a constitutional amendment, so that means the can be repealed or amended by the gerrymandered state legislature anytime, and Republicans are already threatening to do just that.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I say, go ahead and do that. This passed in a landslide, and I'm looking forward to a blue Ohio where Gym Jorden and the worthless Republicans flushed down the toilet like the stale turds they are.

[–] derf82@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The legislature is gerrymandered so bad, there would be no consequences. The Republicans have safe seats. Ignoring the voters will have no consequences. We need another decade for more Boomers to die to turn blue.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It passed by a 14-point margin. That means Republicans in republican districts voted for this.

The thing is with gerrymandering of seats? The margins are razor thin. You lose a couple of percentage points, and you lose that seat. Fighting this, and you lose more than a few percentage points.

[–] derf82@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Oh, they are not that thin. Most R seats are safe. And just because some Republicans voted for marijuana doesn’t mean the will vote for a Democrat. They make like legal weed, but they HATE Democrats.

The fact is, they were already planning to change it the second it passed. I bet they eliminate the home grow provision, cut THC limits, and raise the tax rate to make it unaffordable.

[–] AutistoMephisto@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Exactly. There's enough actually sensible Republicans on the issue of weed to cost the GOP a few seats.