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Mike DeWine: “You can legally possess marijuana, you can consume…”

Featuring: Mike DeWine, Republican | Governor of Ohio

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0TV's Collin Dorsey sits down with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine_ Full Interview

Published | Video Starts at 12:01

And, you know, you may say, well, Mike, you were against selling of marijuana. Why are you in a hurry to get it done? Look, it's a ridiculous situation. The current situation is, you know, You can legally possess marijuana, you can consume marijuana, you can plant marijuana and grow marijuana, but you can't buy the seeds and you can't legally buy the end product. So why do you worry about that? You worry about it because what has happened in other states, New York, for example, had the same thing. (12:01–12:16)

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Asserts the current legal status of marijuana possession, consumption, and cultivation in Ohio, but not the purchase.

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