Colorado: the mountains, the Wild Wild West and when it comes to growing marijuana, Colorado is at least to a degree the Wild West because there, if you pass a licensing test you can have a grow facility.

That is unlike the Ohio model where there would only be 10 grow farms. But it does far more than that; it would allow recreational use of the addictive version of the drug, as well.

And as in any Wild West, there needs to be a new sheriff in town, “I’m Andrew Freedman and I’m the director of the Governor’s Office of Marijuana Coordination”.

COLUMBUS -- Gov. John Kasich said he has voted against state Issue 3 and voiced concern about the impact the marijuana legalization amendment could have on efforts to combat drug abuse.

"I just think it sends the wrong message," he said. "When you run around telling kids not to do drugs, young kids, and then they read that we might legalize marijuana, I just think it's a mixed message. It's not good."

Backers of Issue 3, however, said the proposal to legalize and regulate marijuana in Ohio would actually help the state in its efforts to counter opioid addiction.

Bernie Sanders recently announced a change to his marijuana policy, and it seemed to catch some in the crowd by surprise. Sanders wants to legalize weed across the entire country, stop locking people up and ruining lives over a plant that has killed zero people ever. John Iadarola (Think Tank), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show Podcast), Cara Santa Maria (Talk Nerdy), and Elliot Hill (The Lip TV), hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

"On Wednesday, Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders declared his support for lifting federal constraints on pot. “In my view, the time is long overdue for us to remove the federal prohibition on marijuana,” Sanders said.

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COLUMBUS — Two issues on this week’s ballot stand alone, but the fate of one may depend on the other.

Ohio is about to make a historic decision on Issue 3. Should the state become the first east of Colorado to legalize marijuana for recreational, medical, and commercial purposes?

But state voters also have a decision to make on Issue 2. Should private individuals have the right to etch their own commercial monopolies into the Ohio Constitution?

If Issue 2 passes, the marijuana legalization amendment may never take effect, even if voters support it.

Voters in Ohio will decide Nov. 3 whether to become the fifth U.S. state to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes, 

As in other states, legalization will be decided by way of a ballot that would lift criminal penalties for growing marijuana at home and possessing up to an ounce of the plant.

Voters in Oregon and Alaska last November approved the use of marijuana for recreational purposes, following approvals in Colorado and Washington state. Marijuana is also now legal in the District of Colombia, the U.S. capital.

Ohio better vote no for the Marijuana monopoly — Jack Herer (@KeKoJoNeZ) October 31, 201

“It’s not all about making money and about profiting”, said Ean Seeb, co-owner of Denver Relief, a dispensary whose monetary and volunteering donations include Ekar Farm and Garden, which grows vegetables for food banks. In 2012, Colorado passed a law legalizing the recreational use of marijuana.

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — A 21-year-old was shot and killed after he was trying to buy marijuana at a South Dallas gas station Friday night, police say.

Officers found the victim dead in the back of an ambulance when they responded to the shooting around 11:45 p.m. at the intersection of Dolphin Road and Military Parkway, Dallas police say. David Len McGary was trying to buy marijuana from an unknown man, possibly 20 to 25 years old, in the Texaco gas station parking lot before he was shot, according to DPD.

Dallas police are still investigating.

Police say the McGary and the suspect had gotten into an altercation, with several witnesses around, which led to the suspect pulling out a handgun.