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 …

Get an Attorney, Ohio State Medical Board Tells Doctors Who Want to Recommend Medical Marijuana

  The Ohio State Medical Association is being very clear and vocal to doctors as to their position on recommending medical marijuana too early On October 4th, 2016 the State Medical Board of Ohio issued a statement urging physicians to consult a private attorney before recommending medical marijuana for a patient under the state’s recently enacted medical marijuana law. The …

Johnstown To Be Ground Zero For Ohio Medical Marijuana With New Campus

 Johnstown Welcomes New Ohio Medical Marijuana Businesses The small Village of 5,000 in Johnstown, Ohio is making huge efforts in positioning themselves at the forefront of the new Ohio medical marijuana industry. Home to one of the largest botanical oil extraction companies, Apeks Supercritical, they have already seen the plant’s potential. Apeks is listed on Inc. 5000’s list of the …

Plant Material May Be Excluded From New Medical Marijuana HB 523 by Ohio Pharmacy Board

Plant Material May be Outlawed in HB 523 Revision.  While the current Ohio Medical Marijuana HB 523 does allow for the sale of plant material or “flower” to patients to vaporize, according to Cleveland.com – Ohio’s law HB 523 allows “plant material” to be sold, but prohibits smoking. The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy will likely narrow that description to …