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Ohio Lawmakers Plan To Unveil MMJ Proposal
Posted by CN Staff on April 13, 2016 at 12:28:06 PT
By Jim Siegel & William T. Perkins
Source: Columbus Dispatch 
Ohio -- The Ohio House is expected to roll out a medical marijuana proposal today, while the Senate also is winding down its examination of the issue as the two chambers consider action ahead of a potential ballot issue this November.�I think this is going to be a joint effort,� said Speaker Cliff Rosenberger, R-Clarksville. The House and Senate have used separate hearings to gather information on the medical marijuana legalization effort.
�I think they�ve got somewhat of a consensus about what we�ll be talking about and what that consensus looks like,� Rosenberger said of the House task force.Rep. Kirk Schuring, R-Canton, and Sen. Dave Burke, R-Marysville, the point people on the topic, have been in regular contact. Burke has been working on a bill, but as of now, the Senate appears content to allow the House to start the legislative process.�This will be a publicly driven process reflecting the will of the people,� Burke said. �It�s not about creeping special interests or using the word medical as a marketing tool.�Senate President Keith Faber, R-Celina, said there is general support in the Senate to take action before June on a measure �narrow in scope.��I have concerns about some of the discussions we�ve had,� Faber said of talks with the House. But he hasn�t seen the House version that will be introduced today.Key issues under debate include whether to allow homegrown marijuana, and whether to allow it to be prescribed in a smokable form.Polls have shown strong support for medical marijuana in Ohio, and a number of lawmakers would like to take the steam out of efforts to have legalization engraved into the state Constitution via a ballot issue.Three medical marijuana issues have been proposed as constitutional amendments.The one most likely to make the ballot is backed by the Marijuana Policy Project, a national group already with a campaign team and successful record in other states.�I take issue with a proposed ballot issue when the legislature is going ahead and moving forward with the process,� Rosenberger said. �Clearly I think it�s an effort that people don�t really care about the process. They just care about making the money.�Dispatch Reporter Alan Johnson contributed to this story.Source: Columbus Dispatch (OH)Author: Jim Siegel & William T. Perkins, The Columbus DispatchPublished: April 13, 2016Copyright: 2016 The Columbus DispatchContact: letters dispatch.comWebsite: http://www.dispatch.com/URL: http://drugsense.org/url/jbZZv2LgCannabisNews  Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml 
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