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Are You Ready for Some Football? Canton Kickoff Weekend Sept. 10-13 The Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival fun continues with two NEW events in downtown Canton this month! CANTON KICKOFF CELEBRATION - THU-FRI-SAT, SEPT. 10, 11, and 12 This three-day event, “Canton’s Ultimate Kickoff Party,” coincides with the first game of the NFL season on Thursday night! Enjoy footballthemed family fun, including delicious food, beverages, activities and live music from 11:00 am to 10:30 pm daily. It’s all happening downtown - along Market Avenue North from 2nd to 4th Streets, in the parking area on the corner of 4th and Cleveland Avenue, as well as the 4th Street Arts District. The area was recently enhanced by the installation of the second of “The Eleven” pieces, this one known as “The NFL Draft.” Thursday evening will showcase several Gold Jacket/Hall of Famers and a special activity that we hope to become an annual tradition, (continued on page eight)
Chamber Opposes Proposed Ohio Amendment to Legalize Marijuana
INSIDE: Oil & Gas Column................................................. 3 Utica Summit III.................................................. 4 Community Salute Nominations.......................... 4 AultCare Fast Break Breakfast.............................. 5 After Work Networking........................................ 5 Enshrinement Festival Winners............................ 6 Enshrinement Festival THANK YOU....................... 7 Leadership Signature Program............................ 9 Leadership New Program Manager.................... 10 ystark! Monthly Meet-Up................................... 10 Safety HR Fair................................................... 11 Safety Council Luncheon.................................... 12 Fire Prevention Breakfast.................................. 12 Funding Partners.............................................. 13 New Members................................................... 17 BizBitz.............................................................. 18 September Calendar.......................................... 19
The Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce is announcing its opposition to a proposed Ohio constitutional amendment that would permit growing, processing and sale of marijuana for recreational and medicinal use. The organization promoting this amendment calls itself ResponsibleOhio. The Canton Regional Chamber opposes the amendment out of concern for member businesses that strive to hire and maintain a drug-free workforce. The Chamber also is announcing its support for a constitutional amendment brought forth by the Ohio Legislature that would make
it difficult to use the Ohio Constitution for creation of a business monopoly. The Chamber believes that the ResponsibleOhio proposal is attempting to create a business monopoly by using the state Constitution to limit commercial growing of marijuana to 10 specific sites, one of them in Alliance. Both the marijuana amendment and the anti-business monopoly amendment will be presented to voters in the Nov. 3 election. Regardless of the outcome of the November vote in Ohio, marijuana would remain illegal under federal law.
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