Fears Of Ohio Physicians & Why They Won’t Risk Recommending Medical Marijuana To Patients Just Yet

Ohio doctors are not ready to take the risk just yet to recommend Medical Marijuana to patients in Ohio (Part 1) Today we met with a physician, to gather an idea of the fear’s and concerns that Ohio doctor’s face with medical marijuana. The fear isn’t just with the medical board and risks of loosing their license, as previously thought. They see liability and insurance concerns …

Clarification & Guidance for Doctors On Recommending Ohio Medical Marijuana To Patients Under HB 523

Medical Board Clarifies Marijuana Guidance For Doctors Ohio doctors can recommend medical marijuana to patients under an affirmative defense provision in the state’s medical pot law, the State Medical Board clarified Wednesday. However the board will still be unable to certify doctors for the full program until rules are promulgated. The clarification comes as medical marijuana advocates have voiced concerns …

Anonymous That Dude Coffee & Kush Tour – EXCLUSIVE Interview

Anonymous That Dude Interview – “Coffee and Kush” entrepreneur and musical artist gives us insight on where hes been, where he’s going, and how cannabis legalization is impacting his career already. As most know, the cannabis industry is one of the most controversial industries of its time. Current prohibition laws make it almost necessary for an underground market to form …

Ohio Medical Marijuana HB 523 Problems & Rally

There will be a HB 523 rally held on October 19th, from 10:00am to Noon at the entrance of the Ohio Medical Board headquarters located at 30 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio, 43215. The purpose is to exert public pressure on the Medical Board of Ohio. The Medical Board statements undermines HB523/Section 6 and “Prolongs the Pain” as the Toledo …

Ohio State Medical Marijuana Committee Members

Ohio State Medical Marijuana Board has it’s heads appointed   Friday September 23, 2016 Governor John R. Kasich announced the first 10 committee members appointed to the new Ohio Medical Marijuana Committee. Monday September 26, 2016 Senate President Keith Faber appointed 2 additional members to serve on the advisory committee. Thursday October 16, 2016 the final committee members have been …

Ohio Medical Marijuana and it’s IMPACT on Bureau of Workers Compensation

  The impact of the new law on the Bureau of Workers Compensation and its programs is limited. It does not adversely affect the Drug-free Safety Program, will not require BWC to pay for patient access to marijuana, and expressly states that an employee under the influence of marijuana is not covered by workers’ compensation. Specifically: Nothing in the law …

Ohio Marijuana Law Reform

On September 8, 2016, Ohio passed HB 523, which legalized Medical Marijuana for qualifying patients. By passing legislation, the State of Ohio was able to secure a place in front of all the progress already achieved by citizen led initiatives. Over the years, many initiatives have tried to make it on the ballot, but fell short of either money or …

Ohio Marijuana Legalization Open Forum in Parma tonight @ 7pm!

Marijuana Legalization Open Forum Co-sponsored by the Case Western Reserve University Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, and the League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland   Live Stream of this event: https://case.edu/livestream/   Panelists:  Kenny Yuko, Ohio State Senator, District 25 (tentative) Brian Bachelder, President of OSMA and Family Physician at Akron General Hospital Garett Fortune, CEO, FunkSac, Compliant Packaging for …

Brook Park, Ohio Passes Legislation To Develop New Medical Marijuana Industry

BROOK PARK, Ohio — City council members passed a resolution Sept. 20 that will initiate a process to manage the presence and implementation of medical marijuana in Brook Park. Originally Brook Park has instituted a 6 month moratorium but Councilwoman Julie McCormick introduced new legislation to amend the original moratorium. “This would lay out a plan of how we’re going …

Senator Yuko Responds To Ohio Medical Board Statement

State Senator Kenny Yuko (D-Richmond Heights) released the following statement to address the legislative intent of the affirmative defense provision in HB 523, the bill establishing a medical marijuana program in Ohio. The senator’s statement is in response to the guidance to physicians issued yesterday by the State Medical Board of Ohio.   “The goal of the affirmative defense is to expedite access for …