RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio — The city has turned on the welcome sign for the medical marijuana industry. At its meeting Tuesday evening, City Council unanimously voted to repeal a previous moratorium the city placed last year on the growing, processing and dispensing of medical marijuana in Richmond Heights. It is action that several local cities took in the aftermath of …
Officials urged to speed up Ohio pot rules
COLUMBUS — Ohio could still be a year and a half away from having its medical marijuana program up and running, prompting some to urge state regulators to speed up the writing of the rules under which the program will operate. “It’s sort of the drudgery of state government. We have to let the process play out,†said Aaron Marshall, …
Talk it out: Is Ohio on the right track for marijuana reform?
Talk it out: Is Ohio on the right track for marijuana reform? By Jackie Borchardt, cleveland.com COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio became the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana last June, but it could be more than a year before Ohioans will be able to legally buy it from a retail dispensary. Why the long wait? Ohio’s law leaves most of …
Eastlake Ohio Medical Marijuana facility topic of upcoming meeting
Eastlake City Council’s Finance Committee met on Jan. 3 to discuss the sale of the JFK property located at 33505 Curtis Blvd. to a company interesting in starting a Ohio medical marijuana cultivating facility. The decision to do so is still in the committee and has not yet been sent on to City Council for consideration. Eastlake Mayor Dennis Morley …
City of Troy allows maximum of 3 dispensaries
Proposed ordinance to allow three medical marijuana dispensaries only in the Highway Business District By Melanie Yingst – myingst@civitasmedia.com The Troy Planning Commission voted to recommend to city council a citywide ban on cultivators and processors of medical marijuana and allow a maximum of three medical marijuana retail dispensaries in the B-4 Highway Service Business District only on Wednesday. Commission …
Survey: Most Ohio doctors won’t recommend medical marijuana
A majority of doctors in Ohio will be reluctant to recommend medical marijuana for their patients, according to the Medical Marijuana Physician Survey, a situation that could hamper the rollout of the state’s MMJ program. Roughly 30% of the physicians who participated in an Ohio State Medical Board survey said they will not recommend medical marijuana as a treatment, and more …
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 …
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 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 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 …