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Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana for medical use on Tuesday expanded the list of qualifying medical conditions in new ballot language.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine last week found three deficiencies with an amendment and summary Marijuana Policy Project proposed for the November ballot. A Marijuana Policy Project spokesman said those errors have been fixed and the organization also added several qualifying medical conditions.
In addition to severe nausea, cancer, and a dozen other conditions, people with the following medical conditions could buy, possess and use marijuana with a physician's permission:
Tvert said Ohio would be the first state to allow medical marijuana as a treatment for CTE, a degenerative brain disease found in professional football players and others who have experienced repeated brain trauma.
Medical marijuana patients would need to obtain a recommendation from a physician with whom they have a "physician-patient relationship" before applying for a patient ID card. Patients could grow up to six marijuana plants. They could also buy and possess up to 2.5 ounces of usable marijuana -- enough for about 150 marijuana cigarettes.
The state would issue business licenses to cultivators, marijuana product distributors, testing centers, and dispensaries for a $5,000 fee. A special cultivator license would initially be available to up to 15 large-scale growers for a $500,000 fee. Marijuana Policy Project says the tiered license structure ensures there is enough money and marijuana to start the program.
DeWine has 10 days to review the amendment and summary that will appear on petitions.
If certified by DeWine, the Ohio Ballot Board then decides whether the amendment is one or multiple issues. Then backers must collect at least 305,591 signatures of registered Ohio voters by July 6 to qualify for the November ballot.
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Full Article: Medical Marijuana Amendment Resubmitted, Qualifying Conditions Added
Author: Jackie Borchardt
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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine last week found three deficiencies with an amendment and summary Marijuana Policy Project proposed for the November ballot. A Marijuana Policy Project spokesman said those errors have been fixed and the organization also added several qualifying medical conditions.
In addition to severe nausea, cancer, and a dozen other conditions, people with the following medical conditions could buy, possess and use marijuana with a physician's permission:
- autism with aggressive or self-injurious behaviors
- sickle cell anemia
- severe fibromyalgia
- spinal cord disease or injury
- traumatic brain injury or post-concussion syndrome
- Parkinson's disease
- muscular dystrophy
- Huntington's disease
- chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
Tvert said Ohio would be the first state to allow medical marijuana as a treatment for CTE, a degenerative brain disease found in professional football players and others who have experienced repeated brain trauma.
Medical marijuana patients would need to obtain a recommendation from a physician with whom they have a "physician-patient relationship" before applying for a patient ID card. Patients could grow up to six marijuana plants. They could also buy and possess up to 2.5 ounces of usable marijuana -- enough for about 150 marijuana cigarettes.
The state would issue business licenses to cultivators, marijuana product distributors, testing centers, and dispensaries for a $5,000 fee. A special cultivator license would initially be available to up to 15 large-scale growers for a $500,000 fee. Marijuana Policy Project says the tiered license structure ensures there is enough money and marijuana to start the program.
DeWine has 10 days to review the amendment and summary that will appear on petitions.
If certified by DeWine, the Ohio Ballot Board then decides whether the amendment is one or multiple issues. Then backers must collect at least 305,591 signatures of registered Ohio voters by July 6 to qualify for the November ballot.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Medical Marijuana Amendment Resubmitted, Qualifying Conditions Added
Author: Jackie Borchardt
Contact: Cleveland.com
Photo Credit: Marina Riker
Website: Cleveland.com
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