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 …
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 …