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With medicinal marijuana likely coming to Ohio this fall, there are some important facts people need to know before taking the drug. Ohio Senator Lou Gentile said he feels the bill was rushed through the legislature, and there are some flaws. Including, employers can still fire their employees...

The Liberty Township family that moved to Colorado to treat their daughter with marijuana for her epilepsy is considering a move back to Ohio if Gov. John Kasich signs the medical-marijuana bill that the legislature passed last month. "I have smiled inside and out at the thought of being able...

The Liberty Township family that moved to Colorado to treat their daughter with marijuana for her epilepsy is considering a move back to Ohio if Gov. John Kasich signs the medical-marijuana bill that the legislature passed last month. “I have smiled inside and out at the thought of being able...

Columbus, Ohio - A medical marijuana legalization bill has been sent to Ohio Gov. John Kasich in an effort by state lawmakers to offset support for a proposed fall ballot measure. The Ohio House approved Senate changes to the bill by a 67-28 vote Wednesday. It cleared the Senate by a narrow...

Columbus, Ohio - A medical marijuana legalization bill has been sent to Ohio Gov. John Kasich in an effort by state lawmakers to offset support for a proposed fall ballot measure. The Ohio House approved Senate changes to the bill by a 67-28 vote Wednesday. It cleared the Senate by a narrow...

Columbus, Ohio - Senators vetting a medical marijuana bill eliminated a requirement that every marijuana dispensary be run by a licensed pharmacist, expanded the definition of pain to qualify for medical marijuana and other changes cheered by medical marijuana advocates. The Senate Government...

Columbus, Ohio - Senators vetting a medical marijuana bill eliminated a requirement that every marijuana dispensary be run by a licensed pharmacist, expanded the definition of pain to qualify for medical marijuana and other changes cheered by medical marijuana advocates. The Senate Government...

With polls showing strong support in Ohio for legalizing marijuana for medical purposes, restrictions on medicinal use of the drug will inevitably be lifted. But will it happen by a ballot-driven constitutional amendment, or by the more deliberative path of the General Assembly? A bill...

Medical marijuana legalization in Ohio could be a step closer to becoming reality. Some very different proposals are moving forward right now. Cleveland 19 News is taking a look at the differences between the two. A bill with bipartisan support could be moving to the Ohio House for a vote...

It should be up to Ohio voters to decide the future of marijuana in the Buckeye state. Last fall, we, as well as many others, opposed the marijuana legalization effort known as Issue 1 on the basis it was poorly worded and slanted to support a small cabal of marijuana growers in the state...

More than a token, but something short of tokin': That's the Ohio General Assembly's task in trying to craft a bill legalizing Ohioans' use of medical marijuana. The science may or may not be there, at least not entirely. But what looks like a public consensus seems to be. And that consensus...

The head of the Ohio House panel considering legislation to legalize medical marijuana said April 28 that changes to the proposed law changes likely will be offered in coming days. Rep. Kirk Schuring (R-Canton), chairman of the Select Committee on Medical Marijuana, said he expected a...

Even if Ohio lawmakers act swiftly on pending legislation to legalize pot as medicine, Ohioans for Medical Marijuana leaders on Wednesday said they'll keep pushing to put a constitutional amendment before voters this fall. Patients and caregivers said that the bill pending in the Ohio House...

The initiative to legalize medical marijuana in the state of Ohio is moving forward. The group, Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, says its goal is to get the amendment on the ballot and let the voters decide. John Pardee says the issue won't go away. "The stories of Ohioans that I've heard over...

Ohio's largest physicians' organization doesn't think the Buckeye State should legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes but is not completely opposed to the bill rolled out last week in the Ohio House. Like its national counterpart, the American Medical Association, the Ohio State Medical...

The Ohio Ballot Board has given the green light to a second group proposing to amend the state constitution to allow the use of medical marijuana to begin collecting signatures. Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted and the other four members of the panel agreed April 14 that the Medicinal...

Ohioans who are legally prescribed marijuana to alleviate symptoms for serious illnesses could still be fired from their jobs under both major proposals to legalize marijuana's use as a medicine. Republicans in the Ohio House introduced their medical marijuana bill, House Bill 523, late...

A group of Ohio lawmakers hope to have a medical marijuana plan for patients on Gov. John Kasich's desk by the end of the summer in an effort to beat out initiatives scheduled to appear on the November ballot. The proposal would allow Ohioans 18 and older to buy edible marijuana products...

The effort to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio is moving forward as groups move ahead on a ballot issue and state lawmakers consider action. Ohioans for Medical Marijuana named as its campaign manager Brandon Lynaugh, a veteran political consultant who worked against the last legal weed...

A statewide ballot issue seeking to legalize both medical marijuana and industrial hemp in Ohio this fall has cleared an initial hurdle with Attorney General Mike DeWine certifying the petition summary. Thursday's action sends the Grassroots Ohio measure to the Ohio Ballot Board, which...