Wednesday, County Commissioner Mauro Cantalamessa spoke to a small crowd before he voted to approve a revised drug and alcohol policy, saying the decision was hard for him.
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Brook Park’s legislation notes that implementing a six-month freeze on any medical marijuana-related activities will allow city officials and commissions “additional time to undertake a review of all applicable codes statewide and within the city in order to formulate a local response” to the OH law.
Only certified physicians by the state medical board can prescribe the medical cannabis, and it will not be sold as it is typically found on the black market. But polls showed that 80 to 90 percent of Ohioans favor legalizing medical marijuana.
Patients can possess marijuana and paraphernalia without the risk of prosecution, which is known as “affirmative defense” and it runs out two months after the state establishes its patient registry.
The state is now conducting research and getting input from other states as they form the rules.
The Trumbull County commissioners went on record today acknowledging that Ohio’s medical marijuana law takes effect Thursday but clarified that the county’s policy regarding the drug has not changed. The Ohio Department of Commerce, State Medical Board and Board of Pharmacy will all play a role. But a contradiction comes up.
But it won’t be simple for Lucy and hundreds of other qualified patients in OH to go out and buy medical marijuana.
Kasich’s signature made OH the 25th state to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program.
The law allows patients to use marijuana in vapor form for certain chronic health conditions, but bars them from smoking it or growing it at home.
The Canton Rep reports Plain Township trustees will host a public meeting on Thursday, the same day OH legalizes medical marijuana, to discuss the new law.
Ohio’s House speaker is seeking applicants for two appointments he’ll make to a panel overseeing the implementation of the state’s medical marijuana law.
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Ohio Municipal League spokesman, Josh Brown, stated marijuana remains a Schedule 1 drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act, which makes the legalization of the drug “a very complex and hard issue”. The city says it needs time to have a thorough review of the law.
