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Article: PRO-POT MEASURES FAIL IN THREE STATES \ FLA. VOTERS PASS BAN ON SMOKING.(News)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- November 6, 2002
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Byline: Associated Press
Advocates hoping to soften Americans' attitudes toward marijuana ran into vigorous opposition, spearheaded by the White House, and drug reform ballot measures were voted down in Nevada, Arizona and Ohio.
Wealthy backers who had succeeded with several past initiatives to ease access to marijuana for medical uses sought to go a step further and lessen penalties for its use in general, and many voters apparently drew a distinction.
Elsewhere, Florida voters banned smoking in most indoor workplaces and restaurants, making theirs the latest state to pass a smoking ban. Four other states have passed similar bans. Arizona ...