COLUMBUS – The Ohio House could vote as early as Tuesday on a bill to legalize medical marijuana after the measure received the unanimous support of a select committee.
The bill approved by the House Select Committee on Medical Marijuana Thursday would allow Ohioans with qualifying illnesses and medical conditions to obtain marijuana as medicine if it is prescribed by a physician, according to a report in the Columbus Dispatch.
It could be used in a vapor form, but not smoked or in edible form as long as it’s not attractive to children, meaning it could be used as a patch, oil or other extract.
The legislation would not allow homegrown marijuana, instead setting up a tightly regulated system for growing, processing, prescribing and dispensing it.
A special commission would operate under the Ohio Department of Commerce, in consultation with the Ohio Pharmacy Board and Ohio Medical Board, the newspaper reported.