Bring sensible, faircannabis regulation to Ohio

Michael Hiles• 25 Year Veteran of Enterprise Software Industry –

Digital Marketing

• 10 Years in State & Local Government Systems (judicial)

• Developed enterprise-wide 21 CFR Compliance Solutions for large Pharmacy IRB

• Founding board member of Institute for Medical Marijuana Information Standards (IMMJIS)

• Former President of Economic Development Board

• Butler / Preble Coordinator & CMO Legalize Ohio 2016

How Did I GetInvolved in Cannabis?

After the election, I dove in head-first with OTEP

Excited For OHIO!!

Uhh… WTF?

• Financial Scheme by Ian James - Casinos• Used Political Process to Create a Cartel• Only 10 grow & processing sites favoring investors• Bad for Ohio’s future

ResponsibleOhio’s Gamble:

Market to younger voters to bring them to the polls… in an off year election.

• Introduced the Cannabis Control Amendment as a Citizen Initiated Constitutional Amendment (CICA)

• Approved in June of 2015 to start gathering signatures

What’s At Stake?

•Economy

•National Competitiveness

•Jobs

•Quality of Life

•Social Justice

23 states, plus Washington D.C., have passed legal cannabis, leaving 27 states still to come online nationally

Medical Cannabis

“It is about emerging science that not only shows and proves what marijuana can do for the body but provides better insights into the mechanisms of marijuana in the brain, helping us better understand a plant whose benefits have been documented for thousands of years. This journey is also about a Draconian system where politics override science and patients are caught in the middle.” – Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Interview

The Cannabis Biotech Business Opportunity – a $20 Billion Market

Insys Therapeutics (INSY) with a market cap of $2.3 billionGW Pharmaceuticals (GWPH) with a market cap of $1.8 billion

15 Publicly-traded Cannabis Biotech companies

HEMP WILLGROW OHIO

2014 Annual Retail Sales for Hemp Products Estimated at $620 Million

Industrial Hemp Farming ActRemove all federal restrictions on the cultivation of industrial hemp, and remove its classification as a Schedule 1 controlled substance. Currently, 21 states may grow hemp per Sec. 7606 of the Farm Bill

Psst… OHIO ISN’T ONE OF THE STATES!

Adult Use Cannabis

Yes, it generates the most controversyYet there is a huge economy… already happening as a black market.

Industry B2B supply chain growth across verticalized segments

Colorado has issued over 20,000 cannabis occupation licenses… aka JOBS!

Curious what a retail

dispensary is like?

Okay, I’ll show you the goods…

WHAT’S NEXT?

• 305K valid signatures by July 1, 2016

• Need double to ensure ballot access

Ohio getting 2,000,000 additional voters in 2016 –most are Millennial and GenX

Quinnipiac Poll Prior to Election 2015

• 53 percent of Ohio voters support legalizing "small amounts of cannabis for personal use" while 44 percent oppose it

• 90 percent in favor of medical cannabis

How Do I Get Involved?• Sign the petition

•Register as a Volunteer on website

•Gather signatures

•Organize events

•Assist in communication and operations

• Build a state-wide community organization network

• Local events and volunteer signature gathering

• Petition logistics to move signatures to Columbus

• Community messaging, education and outreach

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