A Senate measure that would expand significantly the state’s medical marijuana system for businesses and patients got its second committee hearing Tuesday. The proposal is beginning to move as a different and more expansive recreational measure gathers signatures for next year’s ballot.
One of the lawmakers who sponsored the law that legalized medical marijuana in Ohio says it’s now time to broaden the program.Senate Bill 261 received a first h
January 14, 2021 09:50 AM
Petitioners ask Ohio medical board to consider new medical marijuana qualifying conditions including anxiety, autism and opioid use disorder
Jeremy Nobile
The State Medical Board of Ohio has received 30 petitions for potential new qualifying conditions for medical marijuana that will be considered when the board s medical marijuana committee meets on Feb. 10.
The petitions include repeat requests for conditions like ADHD, panic disorders and terminal illness, among other conditions.
The committee will review the petitions and make a recommendation to the board itself on new conditions to consider. A final vote affirming any new qualifying conditions is required by the board and is anticipated to take place sometime during the summer.