A new Ohio legislature begins this month, with cannabis reform on the agenda.
For starters, new legislation has been introduced to create a 13-member medical cannabis oversight board, in addition to new state agencies, reports Cleveland.com.
Autism and Opioid Use Disorder Finally On The List
Senate Bill 9, by Senator Steven Huffman and fellow Republican Senator Kirk Schuring, would expand the list of conditions under which cannabis can be recommended, including autism spectrum disorders and opioid use disorders, to name a few. am.
Interestingly, the Ohio Medical Board petitioned earlier this week to add autism to the list of approved medical conditions that can be treated with medical marijuana, News 5. House Bill 60 from Dem. Juanita Brent State representatives are also trying to address it. Her bill had previously passed through a House committee and is now awaiting submission to the House of Commons after the General Assembly has convened.
Meanwhile, Huffman’s bill seeks to amend the law that legalized the plant in Buckeye State many years ago.
“There are more producers, more demand,” Huffman said. “They put their application to the Department of Commerce and it sits there for 18 months, two years. hoping.”
under the new law, the Medical Marijuana Oversight Board oversees the Marijuana Control Division. In addition, the Marijuana Control Division will come under the Ohio Department of Commerce.
A similar bill, SB 261, passed the Senate in December 2021, but was defeated in the House shortly thereafter.
The latest legalization move Governor Mike DeWine Sign a Republican-led bill aimed at preventing people from having criminal records for simple marijuana paraphernalia arrests.
Senator Nathan Manning (Republican)’s sweeping criminal justice bill, Senate Bill 288, contains a marijuana-specific provision under which a misdemeanor case of possession of a cannabis-related device can be filed. , does not need to be disclosed in response to inquiries regarding the person’s criminal record. “
What about rec marijuana?
secretary of state Frank Larose (R) was one of the first companies to tackle this issue this year. He recently sent a letter to legislative leaders formally resubmitting a petition to legalize marijuana. Now lawmakers are given four months to consider the proposed reforms.
“As provided in the settlement order, today marks the four-month period for the German Parliament to consider the proposed legislation as provided for in Article 2(1)b of the Ohio Constitution. shall be deemed to be the date on which it commences, and neither party shall take any direct or indirect action that violates this retransmission,” the Secretary of State wrote in a letter to lawmakers.
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