Nearly a month after Gov. John Kasich signed a bill legalizing medical marijuana in the state of Ohio, the Ohio State Medical Association tells newsnet5.com that physicians are far from completing the certification process to be able to recommend it to patients. Ohio patients will legally be able to use medical marijuana on Sept. 8 but they won’t be able …
Ohio Takes a Baby Step Toward Building a More Equitable Marijuana Industry
Gov. John Kasich recently signed into law Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Program, making Ohio the 25th state to implement its own medical marijuana laws. The program, like many others across the country, is heavily regulated – requiring oversight by the Ohio State Medical Board and the Board of Pharmacy – and like in many other states, legislators fought to distinguish the …
Can Ohio attorneys use medical marijuana?
Ohio’s new medical marijuana law prohibits disciplining professionals for working with marijuana businesses or patients, but it’s not clear whether that applies to attorneys. Only the Ohio Supreme Court can discipline licensed attorneys. Lawyers have submitted at least two requests for formal opinions on the matter to the Ohio Supreme Court’s Board of Professional Conduct. They want to know: whether …
Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Law Looks Out For Minorities, But Is It Unconstitutional?
By Julie Carr Smyth, The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Part of Ohio’s new medical marijuana law that sets aside a piece of the state’s budding pot business for minorities appears to be unconstitutional, legal experts told The Associated Press. The provisions were inserted into the fast-tracked bill at the request of Democrats, whose votes were key to its passage …
Ohio Lawyers Face Medical Cannabis Conundrums
Lawyers in Ohio have submitted at least two requests to the state Supreme Court’s Board of Professional Conduct to determine whether local attorneys can own or represent medical marijuana businesses, and whether they can use MMJ themselves. Under Ohio’s new medical cannabis law, licensed professionals, which include attorneys, cannot be punished “solely for engaging in professional or occupational activities related to medical …
Will Cleveland celebrate its next title with decriminalized cannabis?
All the celebrating in Cleveland last night got us wondering: Can the good people of Cleveland toast the Cavaliers’ first NBA championship with cannabis? The short answer is no. The long answer is more complicated. Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed a bill to legalize medical marijuana earlier this month, but the state’s regulated MMJ program won’t be set up for …
Medical marijuana businesses in Ohio face obstacles, opportunities
After five years of quiet but rapid growth making equipment for the marijuana industry in other states, Apeks Supercritical is ready to ramp up business in Ohio. With passage of a state medical-marijuana law that takes effect Sept. 8, the company not only expects to see a jump in manufacturing orders, but it also plans to get into the business …
Ohio Veterans Consider Lawsuit For Medical Marijuana Discrimination
Gov. John Kasich signed, House Bill 523- a plan to legalize medical cannabis Into law making Ohio the 25th state to approve its use. Veterans across the state of Ohio are optimistic their state is well along their way to full cannabis legalization and the creation of a robust medical program, but there is more work to be done to …
Ohio’s Full List Of Qualifying Conditions For Medical Marijuana
When Ohio Gov. John Kasich legalized medical marijuana in Ohio last week with his signature, Ohio has become the 26th state in the US to legalize a comprehensive medical cannabis program. Here is a list of all qualifying conditions as of 6/18/2016: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS/HIV) Alzheimer’s disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Cancer Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE, the degenerative …
Ohio Medical Cannabis Legalization a Possible Tipping Point
By John Schroyer With the stroke of a pen, a former Republican presidential candidate legalized medical marijuana this week in the nation’s seventh-largest state by population. Let that sink in for a moment. The politician wielding the pen: Ohio Gov. John Kasich, the last GOP presidential candidate to drop out against now-presumptive nominee Donald Trump. The result: Kasich not only …