Let me preface this with saying that I doubt it would ever happen and we already have enough issues with voter fraud registration. However, for conversation sake, I feel like I would like to be allowed to vote in Ohio & Kentucky.

 

I live in KY, Campbell County.

My primary and my secondary job is in OH, both in Hamilton County.

Let's pretend I went to a doctor in Ohio (since medical marijuana is on the table).

I'm in Ohio quite frequently, obviously for work, but also recreation so if people are potentially going to be driving around after smoking the stuff, that affects me on a daily basis (read somewhere that DUI numbers are up since Colorado passed their vote).

 

Personally I feel like this Issue 2 & Issue 3 could affect me since I live in Greater Cincinnati, but I have no say in what happens because I live south of the river.

 

FWIW, I have no idea how I'd vote because I didn't really look into the real details much since I can't vote, but I feel like that vote could affect me almost as much as an Ohio resident.

 

Thoughts?

Do you have a link to the stats showing DUI's are up 70% in Colorado?

Do you have a link to the stats showing DUI's are up 70% in Colorado?

 

Unfortunately I do not, saw it on somebody's social media, so who knows if that's accurate or not. It very much could have been a made up statistic.

If those are true DUI numbers and those are made public on a grand scale, there's no more way states legalize marijuana.

Do you have a link to the stats showing DUI's are up 70% in Colorado?

 

I took out the 70% because I don't want to throw the discussion with such a high number, but here's an article I just found:

 

Marijuana involved in 12 percent of Colorado State Patrol DUI cases - The Denver Post

 

Approximately one in every eight citations issued by the Colorado State Patrol last year for impaired driving involved suspected marijuana use, according to new statistics from the agency.

 

For 2014, The State Patrol reported that troopers issued 5,546 citations for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Of those, 674 — about 12.2 percent — involved suspected marijuana use, either alone or in combination with other intoxicants. For 354 of those citations — about 6.4 percent of the total, or one in every 16 — marijuana was believed to be the only substance involved.

I took out the 70% because I don't want to throw the discussion with such a high number, but here's an article I just found:

 

Marijuana involved in 12 percent of Colorado State Patrol DUI cases - The Denver Post

 

Approximately one in every eight citations issued by the Colorado State Patrol last year for impaired driving involved suspected marijuana use, according to new statistics from the agency.

 

For 2014, The State Patrol reported that troopers issued 5,546 citations for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Of those, 674 — about 12.2 percent — involved suspected marijuana use, either alone or in combination with other intoxicants. For 354 of those citations — about 6.4 percent of the total, or one in every 16 — marijuana was believed to be the only substance involved.

didnt read the article, couldn't get it to load. That said how does that 12% compare to previous years?

I took out the 70% because I don't want to throw the discussion with such a high number, but here's an article I just found:

 

Marijuana involved in 12 percent of Colorado State Patrol DUI cases - The Denver Post

 

Approximately one in every eight citations issued by the Colorado State Patrol last year for impaired driving involved suspected marijuana use, according to new statistics from the agency.

 

For 2014, The State Patrol reported that troopers issued 5,546 citations for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Of those, 674 — about 12.2 percent — involved suspected marijuana use, either alone or in combination with other intoxicants. For 354 of those citations — about 6.4 percent of the total, or one in every 16 — marijuana was believed to be the only substance involved.

didnt read the article, couldn't get it to load. That said how does that 12% compare to previous years?

didnt read the article, couldn't get it to load. That said how does that 12% compare to previous years?

 

Took a second or two for me it to load for me as well but here's was the article said in regards to your question:

 

Because DUI cases involving marijuana are not differentiated in court data, Colorado has long struggled to determine whether stoned driving is an increasing problem in the state. Last year was the first year the State Patrol began tracking marijuana DUIs.

MJ, I also live in Campbell and work in Hamilton. I wish I would have had a voice on the streetcar issue.

Took a second or two for me it to load for me as well but here's was the article said in regards to your question:

 

Because DUI cases involving marijuana are not differentiated in court data, Colorado has long struggled to determine whether stoned driving is an increasing problem in the state. Last year was the first year the State Patrol began tracking marijuana DUIs.

One problem with article is it doesn't include all DUI numbers. Colorado numbers in past years have been 16,000 - 30,000 per year. It looks like this is only including state police numbers.

Wouldn't you need a home Ohio address to be eligible to vote in Ohio?

 

I'll be registering to vote in Ohio for the Presidential elections.

FYI a couple of KSP post are in the process or will be in the near future, testing roadside DUI Marijuana Test similar to roadside PBT for Alcohol.

Wouldn't you need a home Ohio address to be eligible to vote in Ohio?

 

I'll be registering to vote in Ohio for the Presidential elections.

 

Right, which is why I'd only ever vote in KY. I just thought it would be interesting to think about or discuss because what happens and passes in Ohio, often still affects me living over in KY.

Wouldn't you need a home Ohio address to be eligible to vote in Ohio?

 

I'll be registering to vote in Ohio for the Presidential elections.

 

Why not vote in KY? (Yes, I know about college.)

Why not vote in KY? (Yes, I know about college.)

 

Ohio, as a whole, is more crucial than Kentucky in the Presidential Election. I'd guess that's why.