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OhioChick

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Tue May 10, 2016, 05:00 PM May 2016

Medical marijuana bill clears Ohio House in bipartisan vote

Source: Cleveland.com

May 10, 2016 at 4:51 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio took a big step forward Tuesday to becoming the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana.

The Ohio House on Tuesday approved a bill legalizing marijuana use for people with qualifying medical conditions with a doctor's recommendation. House Bill 523 passed in a 71-26 vote and now heads to the Senate.

Rep. Stephen Huffman, the bill's sponsor and an emergency room physician, recited part of the Hippocratic Oath on the House floor as he urged colleagues to vote "yes."

"I am absolutely convinced that there is therapeutic value in medical marijuana," Huffman, a Tipp City Republican, said.

Read more: http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/05/medical_marijuana_bill_clears.html#incart_m-rpt-1



Snip~ "Ballot group Ohioans for Medical Marijuana said Tuesday they're not backing down. Their effort, backed by national group Marijuana Policy Project, lists several more qualifying conditions than the House bill and allows people to smoke and grown their own marijuana."
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