CANNAConsumer Magazine August 2017 | Page 174

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Cannabis

Is Cannabis Legal in Ohio?

While Ohio has yet to legalize the recreational use of cannabis, the state has taken strides in the right direction. In 2016, four communities in Ohio (Newark in Licking County, Bellaire I Belmont Count, Logan in Hocking County and Roseville on the border of Perry and Muskingum county) made a major shift when the harsh penalties for marijuana possession were reduced to none. The powerful measure decriminalized the possession of up to 200 grams with no jail times of fines for those persecuted. According to Toledo Law Director Adam Loukx “No one’s called to say the schools have been overrun with pot-fiending hippies, but I don’t think there’s been a mass movement toward us of marijuana that’s any different than before the ordinance was adopted.”

The decriminalization comes on the heels of the state wide legalization of medicinal cannabis in Ohio that allows those with qualifying conditions to access cannabis as a treatment option. In order to qualify for medicinal cannabis treatment patients must be diagnosed with one of the following conditions: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cancer, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Crohn’s disease, epilepsy or other seizure disorders, fibromyalgia, glaucoma, hepatitis C, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, chronic severe or intractable pain, Parkinson’s disease, HIV, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, sickle cell anemia, spinal cord disease or injury, Tourette’s syndrome, traumatic brain injury, and ulcerative colitis.

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California Took a Big Step Closer to Regulating the Cannabis Industry

It has happened: Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the bill that regulates legal cannabis in the state.

Known as the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), the bill consolidates the two laws that regulated legal cannabis to create one set of rules to cover both medicinal and adult use.

Yes, Proposition 64, also known as the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), legalized cannabis for recreational adult use when it was passed by the voters in November. And, yes, it outlined a regulatory structure for the adult-use market.

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