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Medical Marijuana Gets Strong Push in Ohio

June 17, 2014

Is medical marijuana legalization inevitable in Ohio? It is starting to look that way.

Opponents are in the minority, and are fighting a two-front war against a growing ballot initiative,and direct action by the state legislature.

Rep. Bob Hagan (D) has introduced legislation that would allow patients to grow their own medicine or designate a caregiver to grow their marijuana for them. Similar laws exist in 21 other states, and more are joining them.

If the lawmakers don’t do it, the people may, as advocacy groups are gearing up for petition drives that would put a medical marijuana initiative on the November ballot. The Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment would allow approved patients to grow marijuana and give farmers the right to produce hemp.

ohio30outof40The Ohio Rights Group just announced that they’ve got enough signatures collected in 30 of Ohio’s 44 counties to get on the ballot this November.

Some are critical of the Amendment, saying the wording is vague. As written, it would allow those diagnosed with AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and epilepsy access, but also those with severe pain, depression, muscle spasms, and “any additional medical condition”.

“Everybody has a diagnosis of something,” said Marci Deidel of Ohio Drug Free Action Alliance. “When I read that ballot language to me it’s basically full legalization.”

In order to get the Amendment on the ballot, we will need more than 385,000 signatures by July 2. It will take a serious effort from advocacy groups, who plan on aggressively targeting voters as they come out of next month’s primary election booths.

News Debate Goes Viral

What happens when you hold a debate on the legalization of marijuana and the person opposed doesn’t show up? That sort of what the Dayton City Paper was wondering when they took out two pages of a recent issue to dedicate to the cannabis debate and they couldn’t find someone to write in opposition.

A photo of the newspaper, one side filled with debate in favor of marijuana legalization and the other mostly empty with a small note from the editor, has gone viral and is a great example of what marijuana advocates think of opposition arguments.

ednote“On behalf of the Dayton City Paper staff, we apologize, but we were unable to locate a debate writer who was able to submit a view opposed to legalization of marijuana in Ohio at this time,” reads the editor’s note.

But there are people opposed—both to recreational marijuana and medical marijuana, the latter of which stands a chance of getting passed this year.

“We are in this to win it,” said Mary Jane Borden of Ohio Rights Group.  “We will do what it takes to win and we’ll choose our path depending on our best winning strategy.”

For now, however, marijuana possession remains against the law in Ohio no matter your diagnosis or situation.

 

 

Filed Under: drug laws

Ohioans Support Medical Marijuana, But Change is Too Slow for Some

March 7, 2014

In the most recent poll of Ohio voters, medical marijuana has overwhelming support. Even recreational pot garnered a majority vote. But as our state lags behind others in marijuana legislation, some families are moving to places like Colorado, becoming medical marijuana refugees. [Read more…]

Filed Under: drug laws Tagged With: marijuana

Will Ohio Legalize Marijuana?

January 27, 2014

Supporters of marijuana reform in Ohio hope our state marijuana laws will change for the better, in line with the clear nationwide trend toward reform. But, it’s not likely Ohio will become the next to legalize recreational pot. Instead, medical marijuana may be the first change ushered in. [Read more…]

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Drug Crimes, Non-Violent Offenses Less Likely to End Up with Prison

November 15, 2013

Compared to 10 years ago, things are looking better for people accused of nonviolent offenses. Ohio judges are doing things differently and, in some counties, sending fewer people to prison. Add this to the number of alternatives available and the decreasing crime rate, and the state correction’s system is seeing one of the largest shifts in history. [Read more…]

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Charges from Heroin Possession to Trafficking in Historic Ohio Bust

October 2, 2013

It is the largest heroin bust in Ohio history, according to state officials. Ninety-two men and women have been named in a 203-count indictment according to the Cleveland Scene, all accused of playing various roles in a drug trafficking ring that brought heroin in from other states to area addicts and residents. [Read more…]

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Ohio Police Using Fake Drug Checkpoints

August 26, 2013

If you had drugs in your car and you saw a sign that police were conducting a drug checkpoint ahead, what would you do? Many people would simply exit or turn around before they reached the checkpoint. That’s what Mayfield Heights police are counting on as they use fake checkpoints to try and identify those people who evade them. But, their scheme may not be legal. [Read more…]

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Big Marijuana Changes on the Horizon for Ohio?

May 14, 2013

Nationwide, attitudes and laws regarding marijuana are changing. For the first time ever, surveys reveal that the majority of Americans don’t only approve of medical marijuana programs, but support legalization of pot as well. In Ohio, there are several possible changes on tap, with lawmakers and citizens alike leading the way. [Read more…]

Filed Under: drug laws Tagged With: drug, laws, marijuana

Elderly Couple Stopped for “Suspicious” Sticker on Car

February 28, 2013

Two Ohioans traveling through Tennessee were recently stopped for their Ohio State Buckeye sticker. The cops came to their vehicle with body armor and guns in hand, asking why the elderly duo would have a “marijuana leaf” on their bumper, much to the surprise of the couple. [Read more…]

Filed Under: criminal law, drug laws

Ohio Crime Labs Moving Faster

February 5, 2013

Two years ago, now-Attorney General Mike DeWine achieved his position, in part, because he promised the people of Ohio that the crime labs could do better. He pointed to then-A.G. Richard Cordray’s labs and said they were functioning too slowly, leaving a costly backlog of criminal cases crowding state courts and county jails. He would do better. And, according to recent numbers, he has. [Read more…]

Filed Under: criminal law, drug laws Tagged With: crime, evidence

Pain Clinic Owner Sentenced to Prison for Prescription Drugs

October 31, 2012

The “Portsmouth cocktail” is how pain clinic owner George Adkins and his clients referred to the prescription one would typically get at Adkins’ Greater Medical Advance. Officials say the clinic that Adkins owned doled out prescription painkillers out to people who likely didn’t see a doctor, didn’t have a diagnosis, and even showed up to their appointments “stoned”. [Read more…]

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