Call Your Local Represenative & Tell Them You OPPOSE HB 597! Medical marijuana patient ID cards from most other states would not be accepted here under a new bill — the first attempt to tweak Ohio’s new law. But a legislator who worked on the medical marijuana law said the new bill is premature and seeks to address a …
Ohio State Medical Board of Ohio Issues Guidance To Physicians
The Physicians of Ohio Finally Have Some Direction & So Does Affirmative Defense The State Medical Board of Ohio dealt a blow Friday to the hopes of some patients that they might be able to legally use medical marijuana before the state has put its own system of growing and dispensing cannabis in place. a written recommendation is necessary …
Ohio Supreme Court Gives Attorneys Green Light to Advise Medical Marijuana Clients
Ohio attorneys given green light to advise medical marijuana clients Ohio attorneys were assured Tuesday by the state’s high court they could assist medical marijuana clients under the new law. A non-binding advisory opinion issued in August suggested Ohio lawyers couldn’t advise medical marijuana businesses and patients under the state’s professional conduct standards because the substance remains illegal federally. …
Ohio Medical Marijuana HB 523 officially became law 9/8/16 (90 days after the Governor signed it)
Despite the federal government classifying pot as a dangerous drug with no medical value, the state of Ohio has emerged as the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana. According to Ohioans for Medical Marijuana representative Aaron Marshal, the law will not only regulate the use of marijuana as a medicine but also its trade in the health sector. Concerned parties …
Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Program has some very unique aspects
Ohio’s medical marijuana program is unique in several respects. At this point, there is no indication that dispensaries will be required to operate as non-profits, which has been common in other medical states. Also, ownership interests in marijuana entities will not be limited to Ohio residents. Though these provisions provide flexibility, Ohio’s laws are fairly restrictive in other respects. For example, patients …
Ohio board’s timeline concerns medical marijuana advocates
By The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Advocates are raising concerns over the length of time it will take the state’s medical board to draft rules governing how doctors can recommend to patients they use Ohio medical marijuana. The medical board met Wednesday for the first time since the new medical marijuana law took effect and says it plans to …
Medical marijuana advocates warn patients about schemes promising legal marijuana, doctor recommendations
By Jackie Borchardt, cleveland.com COLUMBUS, Ohio — Medical marijuana advocates say Ohio patients should be cautious of schemes promising patients a legal way to obtain marijuana before state-licensed dispensaries open here. Ohio’s medical marijuana law went into effect last week, but state officials have two years to set up the program. Until then, it’s unknown how patients caught with marijuana …
Does Ohio have the most restrictive medical marijuana laws?
Ohio recently became the 25th state to legalize the regulated use and sale of medical marijuana. Because medical marijuana has yet to be legalized on the Federal level, each state to implement a medical marijuana policy has had to craft its own nuanced laws on its use and distribution. Before being permitted to prescribe this substance, doctors in Ohio must complete training and …
Creation of new MMJ Committee next step for Ohio
Today has been on the calendars of many Ohio advocates, it’s a largely symbolic date that most consider the starting line in what could be a complicated path to a working medical marijuana program. The Next 30 days: October 8th, 2016 – With their already approved & funded $1.8 million dollar budget, the Governor and legislative leaders from both parties …
Medical Marijuana in Ohio: What conditions qualify?
It would be nice if the state of Ohio legalized medical marijuana for every single medical condition that causes chronic pain. Yet, only a handful of maladies qualify for treatment with this miracle plant. If there is a silver lining in the state’s somewhat stringent medical marijuana law, it lies in the fact that our wounded warriors who suffer form …