John Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=129_HB_214teintroduced to the house.discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carwhore Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 I will get my card lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentracer Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 no way this will happen in Christian conservative Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 polls show that 73% favor it. i dont really know how someone can be against letting sick people have medicine. apparently they have never spent any time around someone with cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 74% I wasn't polled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 i dont see the big deal to be honest....i dont smoke, but that doesnt mean other people shouldnt. this is a free country, if they want to do it, they should be allowed to. especially if they have a legit medical reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attentiongetter92 Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 i dont see the big deal to be honest....i dont smoke, but that doesnt mean other people shouldnt. this is a free country, if they want to do it, they should be allowed to. especially if they have a legit medical reason.And these are my thoughts exactly. If I knew what rep was or how to give it, +rep to you sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent2406 Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 I feel a sickness coming on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkizz Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Interesting. Curious to see how this plays out. It definitely has some medical advantages...really helps to calm muscle spasticity for people with spinal cord injuries. And I've heard the medical grade stuff is pretty potent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStump Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 i feel constant migraines coming in the near future with no prescription med being able to cure them if this passes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 I vote YES!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStump Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Please pass this law' date=' so I can go back to being a law-abiding citizen, again. [/quote']agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstrosity Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 When do we get to vote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstrosity Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 A nurse was telling me recently that doctors can write you a script for this. I said not in Ohio... I havent smoked in almost 10 years. I would much rather pot over tramadol or vicodin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost1888 Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Dude! about damn time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolsdime92 Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 my back hurts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shittygsxr Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Ocular hypertension for the win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 ^ do you have glaucoma? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 For!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shittygsxr Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 ^ do you have glaucoma?Glaucoma is the damage caused by ocular hypertension, so not yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 A pill form called "marinol"-sp? is commonly used in Ohio for medicinal use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 its also crap and does not work very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Um... we don't. 2012 maybehttp://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/05/progressive_chairman_peter_b_l.htmlCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- The movement to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio has been reignited.Peter B. Lewis -- the billionaire chairman of Progressive Corp. and well-known medical marijuana advocate -- is seeking proposals to run a campaign to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio. The issue would go on the ballot in 2012."We want to see what kind of proposals that come in and we'll proceed from there," said Graham Boyd, the former director of the ACLU Drug Law Reform Project and an adviser to Lewis.While Democratic lawmakers have tried and failed in recent years to pass medical a marijuana law in Ohio, Lewis' latest inquiry represents a different tack.By going directly to voters through a ballot initiative, Lewis and his supporters could circumvent a GOP-controlled legislature and a Republican governor who likely would oppose such a law."Obviously with his backing, and more importantly his dollars, that's the only way getting passage of this bill is going to happen in the state of Ohio," said Rep. Kenny Yuko, a Democrat from Richmond Heights who has introduced bills to legalize medical marijuana.Lewis, whose company is based in Mayfield Village, is among the most wealthy, high-profile supporters of medical marijuana legalization. Allen St. Pierre, executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, estimates that Lewis has contributed between $40 million and $60 million to the cause since the 1980s."No person on the face of this Earth has donated more money to reform marijuana laws than Peter B. Lewis," St. Pierre said.The ballot initiative campaign Lewis is pursuing would include grassroots organizing, opinion research and advertising, according to a copy of his request for proposals. The campaign also would be designed to be a model for similar efforts in other states."Of the states that continue to prohibit medical use of marijuana, Ohio stands out as having particularly high levels of voter support," the request for proposals reads.Indeed, an April 2009 Ohio Poll, conducted by the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati, found that 73 percent of Ohio adults favored allowing medical marijuana.And putting the issue on the fall 2012 ballot, when President Obama runs for re-election, would be an advantage."It's more of a Democratic issue than a Republican issue and I think the Democrats are going to come out in full force" in 2012, Yuko said. "It's going to be a good position for our medical marijuana supporters to be in."Medical marijuana is legal for qualified patients in 15 states, according to Lewis' request for proposals.Legislation introduced last month in Ohio would permit medical marijuana use to treat diseases such as cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis and sickle cell anemia.A spokesman for House Speaker William G. Batchelder, a Republican from Medina, said the bill is not a high priority.Boyd, Lewis' advisor, would not say whether similar proposals were being sought in other states. He said the proposals for a campaign in Ohio were sent to people who realistically would submit responses, which are due by May 15.St. Pierre, of NORML, said the outcome of a ballot initiative in Ohio could reverberate throughout the Midwest."It's definitely a bellwether state -- both politically and culturally," St. Pierre said. "Whatever passes in Ohio will probably serve as a pretty good benchmark for the rest of middle America." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost1888 Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Pot heads unite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxie750 Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 I will deff open another kind of "shop" if this passes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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