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Opponents of legalizing marijuana argue it will lead to more car crash injuries and deaths in Ohio, while proponents are saying that’s not necessarily true. So, which is it? “It’s a lot more nuanced," said Doug Berman, executive director of the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center at Ohio State University.
"It’s extraordinarily complicated.”
Ohio voters will once again have the chance to legalize marijuana on Nov. 7 — eight years after Ohioans overwhelmingly rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have made cannabis legal.
A proposed constitutional amendment in 2015 would have granted “exclusive rights” for commercial marijuana growth, cultivation and extraction to 10 predetermined parcels of land. It was defeated 64% to 36%.
3News Senior Health Correspondent Monica Robins looks at three new developments in marijuana as Ohioans get ready to vote on its legalization in November.