SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio– The state of Ohio legalized medical marijuana last year. Now, the city of South Euclid is trying to control where it can be grown and sold. Councilman Jason Russell supports the so-called “pot plan,” and said by attracting businesses that cultivate, process and dispense medical marijuana, the city could tap into an emerging industry. “I think we’re …
Springfield Woman Not Letting Marijuana Moratorium Stop Her From Starting Business
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) – Ohio is now one of 28 states that has legalized medical marijuana, but several Miami Valley cities don’t want the drug sold in their communities. The billion dollar marijuana industry can pump revenue into any struggling community, but not everyone is trying to get in on the potential pot of gold. Renea Turner is already the …
Giant Medical Marijuana Farm Planned For Wilmington
Investors with ties to the 2015 failed ballot issue to legalize marijuana are rolling out an ambitious plan for a “cannabis campus” on 19 acres in Wilmington. CannAscend Ohio LLC is a new venture backed by Ian James and Jimmy Gould, who ran the ResponsibleOhio campaign, and Bill Brisben, a real estate developer and former ambassador to UNICEF. The group …
Here is an amazing talk by Cleveland Clinic Dr. Eric P. Baron on the use of MMJ for pain & migraines
Eric P. Baron, DO is a staff American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) Board Certified Neurologist and a United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) Diplomat in Headache Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute, Center for Neurological Restoration – Headache and Chronic Pain Medicine, in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine …
Study Shows Opioid Use Down in States With Medical Marijuana
Fewer people are using opioids in states that have legalized medical marijuana, according to a study published Thursday in the American Journal of Public Health that bolsters advocates’ claims that marijuana can substitute for more deadly drugs. The study, which examined data from 1999 to 2013, found an association between a state legalizing medical marijuana and a reduction in testing …
OhioCannabis.com Says Hello to STEM Dispensaries
Well hello OhioCannabis.com Readers, I cannot thank you enough for supporting me on this journey and wanted to let you know that I have an exciting new set of interviews that I will be releasing in coming months, starting with none other than one of Ohio’s hopeful, first upcoming dispensary chains, STEM Dispensaries. I was first able to meet …
Painesville City Council rejects moratorium on medical marijuana
By Tawana Roberts, The News-Herald After several weeks of discussion, Painesville City Council decided not to move forward with a moratorium on medical marijuana cultivation, processing and retail dispensaries. Council unanimously voted against the resolution at its Feb. 21 meeting. City Manage Monica Irelan first introduced the legislation to council at the Jan. 17 meeting for the purpose of learning …
Mayfield Heights veteran denied motorized wheelchair because of medical marijuana
A Marine Corps. veteran who applied for a motorized wheelchair said his claim was denied because of his medical marijuana use. Ron Hudson, 59, of Mayfield Heights served as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps for six years beginning in 1974. He was injured while serving in Lebanon and later became wheelchair-bound due to muscular and nerve issues …
Troy City Committee OK’s 3 Dispensaries
Up to 3 allowed in city to sell medical marijuana TROY — The Law and Ordinance Committee of Troy City Council OK’d the city’s amended ordinance Tuesday to allow up to three medical marijuana dispensaries to be located in the B-4 Highway Business District. The committee fielded comments and questions from community members and council members both in favor and …
Local cops share views on medical marijuana
MANSFIELD – Mansfield Police Chief Ken Coontz said he is definitely opposed to any corporate marijuana operations within Richland County. Ontario officials recently said they are seeking public comment on a proposal by an Ohio company to build and operate a 35,000- to 40,000-square-foot medical marijuana growing operation somewhere in Richland County — possibly on two undisclosed industrially zoned parcels within the …