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@benfulton @bloomington_in I think that a skywalk connecting a hotel to an adjacent convention center is a logical thing to have if the city is not going to provide a safe pedestrian connection across a four-lane road. There do not appear to be any pedestrian-oriented businesses at that intersection.

@thenewred @jesterkun It's journalistic malpractice for the op-ed to not link to the text.

Here's the summary: https://www.citizensnotpoliticians.org/petition/
Here's the raw amendment: https://citizensnotpoliticians.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CNP-Amendment-for-Web.pdf

Basically, it takes district-drawing power away from elected officials, giving it to a panel of 15 people screened by a bipartisan panel of retired judges. Then there's a whole lot of detail on how to draw maps and ensure that it's valid.

@krolden @halcyondays Your "pretty sure" is correct; see PDF page 48 of https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/getattachment/87720690-45c4-45be-911f-3727b1165dbd/An-Act-to-Control-and-Regulate-Adult-Use-Cannabis-(Re-Submission).aspx under Section 3780.35.

But I can find nothing in the text of the law about fees of $180,000 for application for any of the licenses described in the law. Where did you get that figure from?

@krolden @Deconceptualist The failed 2015 initiative in would have granted an actual monopoly to 10 facilities to grow #marijuana https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Issue_3,_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative_(2015)#Marijuana_Growth.2C_Cultivation_and_Extraction_.28MGCE.29_facilities — actively shutting out existing businesses

The successful 2023 initiative does not grant any monopolies: https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Issue_2,_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative_(2023)#Text_of_measure — it sets up an open licensing scheme where anyone can apply to grow and sell, and it sets up jobs and equity funds to give money back to #Ohio communities.