Ohio House announces new task force to review issue of medical marijuana

Ohio state representative Kirk Shuring introduced this task force, and will lead it.

He said he is not 100 percent sure of what the task force may find.

“If I started to suggest what the outcome might be, I think it would be a violation of the process and again, I’m going to be an open and objective facilitator of the process so everyone can speak their piece,” he said.



COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP/WCMH)–The leader of the Ohio House is organizing a task force to review the issue of medical marijuana in the Buckeye State.

“We might hear something we’ve never heard before, so I’m not going to get into what the outcome will be at this point.”

There are 15 members — lawmakers, medical professionals, law enforcement leaders and one member of Responsible Ohio, the group which spearheaded Issue 3.

Despite Issue 3 failing, an...

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