A new Ohio legislative session kicked off this month and cannabis reform is on the table.
For starters, a new bill was introduced to set up a 13-member medicinal cannabis oversight commission, in addition to a new state agency, reported Cleveland.com.
Autism And Opioid Use Disorder Finally Make The List
Senate Bill 9 from Sen. Stephen Huffman and fellow Republican Sen. Kirk Schuring would also expand the list of conditions for which cannabis can be recommended, including autism spectrum disorder and opioid use disorder, to name a few.
Interestingly, the Ohio State Medical Board appealed earlier this week to have autism added to the list of approved medical conditions that can be treated with medical marijuana, reported News 5. House Bill 60 from Dem. State Rep. Juanita Brent is also seeking to address that. Her bill had previously advanced through House committees but now it is waiting to be introduced to the House floor for the third time now that the general assembly has convened.
Meanwhile, Huffman’s bill seeks to amend the law, which legalized the plant in the Buckeye State years ago.
“There’s more growers, there’s more demand,” Huffman said. “They put an application into the Department of Commerce, and it sits there for 18 months, two years. Hopefully, this takes the bureaucracy out of this and streamlines things and makes it a better-functioning industry.”
Under the new legislation, the Medical Marijuana Oversight Commission would oversee the Division of Marijuana…
