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butthurt [soylentnews.org] writes:

With the approval of the two Republican-controlled houses of Ohio's legislature and its Republican governor, John Kasich, a law allowing use of marijuana for medical purposes has been enacted in Ohio. The new law¹

prohibits the smoking of medical marijuana and home growing of pot, but permits vaping products, patches and certain edibles

Critics said that²

Ohioans could be fired for taking legally prescribed marijuana if it violates an employer's drug-free policy, including loss of unemployment compensation.

Signatures are being collected for an initiative that would be more permissive; the governor has expressed his opposition to that proposal.²

Under the new law, use of marijuana will be allowed for a list of specific medical conditions:³

HIV/AIDS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease, cancer, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), Crohn's disease, epilepsy or another seizure disorder, fibromyalgia, glaucoma, hepatitis C, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, pain that is either chronic and severe or intractable, Parkinson's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, sickle cell anemia, spinal cord disease or injury, Tourette's syndrome, traumatic brain injury and ulcerative colitis.

sources:
1. "Gov. Kasich signs Ohio's medical marijuana bill into law," [dispatch.com] The Columbus Dispatch
2. "Reluctant or not, lawmakers send medical marijuana to Kasich," [dispatch.com] The Columbus Dispatch
3. "Gov. John Kasich signs medical marijuana bill into law," [cleveland.com] cleveland.com

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