RE: Johnny Boone released from Ohio, now back in Kentucky!

On June 3rd, it was reported by WAVE3 News in Louisville that John Robert Boone had been released from Elkton Prison and transported back to Kentucky and is now in a halfway house.  We welcome him ‘home’.  We are wishing him well in his future endeavors.  Below is an excerpt from the news story:By Charles …

Concerning Johnny Boone…

December 19, 2017, John Robert Boone, “Johnny Boone”, plead guilty to possession of more than 1000 marijuana plants, and to trafficking in Washington County Kentucky.  He was known as the “Godfather of Grass” and the leader of the “Cornbread Mafia” in Marion County Kentucky. U.S. District Judge Charles R. Simpson III in Louisville sentenced John Robert …

“Any displays, sale or solicitation of CBD oil is illegal and individuals involved are subject to federal investigation and prosecution.”

CBD oil, sold in stores throughout Ohio, is illegal and can carry a felony charge By Shannon Houser | October 9, 2018 at 9:49 PM EST - Updated October 10 at 11:26 AM CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - CBD oil is available online, in every state and is commonly found on store shelves across Northeast Ohio; …

Ohio Activist Dawn Dunlap Has Passed Away

The following information was sent to me this morning by                 Tonya Davis.  This was an unexpected and particularly tragic           accident.  I met Dawn a few times while vising Tonya in Ohio.                   My heart goes out to her family and friends.Dawn Maria Dunlap passed away on June 9, 2018 at age 50.This was due to an …

Anyone over 21 could grow weed at home under proposed Ohio ballot initiative

Randy Tucker, rtucker@enquirer.comA group of local investors who failed in their bid to secure a state license to grow medical marijuana on Monday announced plans for a statewide ballot issue to fully legalize marijuana.Jimmy Gould, chairman of Cincinnati-based Green Light Acquisitions, proposed an Ohio constitutional amendment that would allow anyone 21 or older to grow …

“We wanted to stand up for a girl who had no voice and we went about it the wrong way,”

Hacker pleads guilty to charges tied to Ohio high-school rape case By - The Washington Times - Friday, November 25, 2016 A hacktivist accused of targeting the website of a Steubenville, Ohio high school football team in order to draw attention to a rape case involving two of its athletes pleaded guilty in federal court …

Apparent overdose in Ohio McDonald’s parking lot captured on Facebook live

      Alyssa Raymond, WKYC 12:30 PM. CST November 19, 2016 SANDUSKY - A desperate search for help from the man seen in a Facebook Live stream who overdosed in a McDonald's Parking lot in Sandusky Thursday evening. The video and the man's story are a powerful reminder of the heroin and opioid epidemic …

U.S. Supreme Court ruling on sentencing law could free hundreds in Ohio

Hozae Rodriguez Ward has been in federal prison since 2009. By Earl Rinehart The Columbus Dispatch  •  Monday September 26, 2016 7:04 AM     Celia Ward has the menu planned for her son’s welcome-home dinner: fried chicken, cabbage, cornbread and mac and cheese. It’s been a while since Hozae Rodriguez Ward, 39, sat down …

Marijuana for Millionaires

—By Kevin Drum | Sun Nov. 1, 2015 2:31 PM EST Yesterday a friend emailed to ask if I had any thoughts about Ohio's Issue 3, which would fully legalize marijuana cultivation and sale in the state. Ohio? I barely pay attention to California, let alone Ohio. But Issue 3 turns out to be surprisingly …

Marijuana Mogul? Here’s Why Nick Lachey May Make Millions If Weed Becomes Legal in Ohio

by Bruna Nessif Fri., Oct. 30, 2015 Nick Lachey husband, father, singer, TV host...and potential marijuana kingpin. Yep, you read that right. The former 98 Degrees boy band member could become one of the largest pot growers in Ohio, if the state votes to legalize marijuana on Tuesday. How so, you ask? Well, according to …

Teen who committed suicide had just been told by school administrators that he had ‘ruined his life’ after marijuana bust at homecoming dance

  Hayden Long, a 16-year-old sophomore and quarterback at Geneva High School, was found dead on Monday in his family's Ohio home He was one of six students questioned and disciplined at the school's homecoming dance on October 3 for smelling like marijuana Long's friend, Hank Sigel, wrote an open letter describing the conditions in …

NORML Hesitantly Backs Ohio Legalization Initiative

A campaign to legalize medical and recreational cannabis in Ohio has garnered a big endorsement from NORML, but the marijuana lobbying organization isn’t thrilled with a key business-related aspect of the measure. NORML decided to get behind Issue 3, the legalization measure being pushed by Responsible Ohio. However, it expressed concern that the initiative calls …

Coal Miners Sign Class Action Lawsuit Against EPA

      MOUNDSVILLE - Laid off coal miners, and some still employed, are compiling signatures for a class-action lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Air Act. The petition currently has thousands of signatures. Those coal miners from West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania met on Sunday at the Moundsville Eagles Hall from noon …

Ohio election officials warned about pro-marijuana group’s voter registrations

By Jackie Borchardt, Northeast Ohio Media Group Email the author | Follow on Twitter on June 17, 2015 at 2:38 PM, updated June 17, 2015 at 7:02 PM COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Wednesday advised election officials to "carefully analyze" new voter registrations being submitted by The Strategy Network, which …

Brine firm sues over biblical fracking billboard

August 20th, 2014 by Associated Press     COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio man who uses a biblical reference and a statement against "poisoned waters" on billboards opposing wells for disposal of gas-drilling wastewater is fighting a legal threat from the Texas well owner on free-speech grounds. Austin, Texas-based Buckeye Brine alleges in a …