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Mary Jane Borden
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Mary Jane Borden is a best-selling author, skilled graphic artist, insightful analyst, and award-winning cannabis activist from Westerville, Ohio. During her 40-year career in drug policy, she co-founded seven cannabis-oriented groups, co-authored four proposed constitutional amendments, lobbied for six medical marijuana bills, penned over 120 Columbus Free Press articles, and has given hundreds of media interviews. She is one of the Courage in Cannabis authors, with articles in both editions. Her artwork can be viewed at CannabinArt.com and she can be reached at maryjaneborden@ gmail.com.
Recent Articles by Author
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SIGN & VOTE (We Hope!)
FIRST!! Help restore Issue 2/Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol! The Ohio General Assembly butchered critical clauses in Issue 2, which voters passed overwhelmingly in 2023. As citizens, we can change it back to what it was. Here’s how: We’re intent on sending Issue 2 back to the voters by a…
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Mary Jane's Guide: WTF
What: The Farce. The Fix. The Force. The * …You support legalizing marijuana, aka cannabis, in Ohio. In fact, you have followed this issue for years. A few citizens you knew were putting the subject on the ballot. You signed their petition, confident that you understood its contents. Sufficient…
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Dear Ohio House: Vote NO on HB 160
They’re at it again. Despite a year and a half. Despite a half billion dollars. Despite record opposition to a similar bill, the Ohio General Assembly is once again pushing forward with its wet dream of legislatively killing last year’s Issue 2 that legalized adult use marijuana. So, what’s a…
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SB 56: No mandatory minimum jail sentences
The cannabis community has recently been a-buzz. On January 29th, Ohio Senator Stephen Huffman (R-Tipp City) introduced Senate Bill 56. (Yes, the same Stephen Huffman who marshalled the medical marijuana program in 2016 by championing HB 523 as a Representative. He is now an Ohio Senator.) SB…