but when the voters went to the polls they rejected marijuana by a two to one margin and the large reason is that there were concerns that a marijuana monopoly may have been created by the backers of issue three. they had planned ten exclusive growing sites for commercial marijuana use. adults 2 # 1 or older would have been 21 or older could have grown it at home, but they could not have sold it. so the sites were only available for commercial use, and so the backing was by private investors and part of the reason that it is getting national attention is that the nick lachey, the former 98 degrees band boy was one of those. and this morning on the backer, he says that he does not agree with the decision, but he used the #respect. and thank you very much. and also, a former nba player
state but a victory for conservatives sent a strong message, defeating measure two to one. this is what we re watching closely. issue number 3 would allow eninvestors become growers and sellers of legalized marijuana which seemed to turn off many voters. concern it would create a marijuana monopoly. the initiative also created concerns for some employers who said they could see a lot of problems down the road with pot-smoking employees. literally, as an employer in ohio this goes into place, you will have to drug test your employees before they come to work, after they have gone to lunch, after they have taken a smoke break, before they leave, just to make sure that you re not facing some liabilities from somebody that may be high. reporter: re defining smoke break, right? ohio s attorney general issuing a statement last night, tonight s vote is resounding statement that ohioans do not
he tweeted, while i may not have agree people of ohio have spoken. that s the way it s supposed to work. change takes time, democracy, respect. no marijuana monopoly for nick lachey. in houston, an ordinance passed by the city council several months ago that protected all sorts of groups, banned discrimination banned on race, gender, more approximately sexual orientation and protected transgender people. this ordinance was repealed 61% to 39%. this became an interesting battle. opponents of this measure made it about bathrooms saying that the ordinance protected the rights of men to go into women s bathrooms and perhaps be sexual predators. that measure, again, defeated 61% to 39%. despite support from hillary clinton, despite support from a lot of people in hollywood and even the white house. michaela? you get points for working in a boy band reference into politics.
groups. one is lachey s. it s a good deal for nick and his rich cronies with control over the marijuana monopoly and a bad deal for ohio. that concern sparked the ballot measure issue 2 to prevent any constitutional amendment from creating a monopoly. if both pass, there could be a conflict. both polling shows voters are split on the issue of legalization. i care very deeply about the people here. reporter: well-funded proponents are doing their best to frame this as a business decision, one that could make them very, very rich. the rich folks are investing a lot of money to not only change the system, create lots of jobs, 30,000 jobs and generate $554 million a year. reporter: nick declined a request for an interview on camera and spoke with folks here in hudson, ohio, and confirmed the land is zoned for agricultural use and in terms of
to cash in on that connection with voters in a campaign that has him singing the praises of legalized marijuana. proud to be a part of the moment. it is going to create jobs, reinvigorate our economy and improve the safety of our communities. reporter: lachey, along with a fashion designer and nba great oscar robinson is part of a small group of wealthy investors backing responsible ohio, which claims legalizing pot would create 30,000 jobs in the state and spur a billion dollar market. the catch the constitutional amendment would give exclusive commercial rights to all of the marijuana grown and sold in 1,100 stores in the buckeye state to just ten groups. one is lachey s. it is a good deal for nick lachey and his rich cronies who would have control over this marijuana monopoly but it is a bad deal for ohio. reporter: that concern sparked the addition of another ballot measure, issue 2, which would prevent any constitutional amendment from create being a monopoly. if both pa