New marijuana law could lead to plants growing in Ohio within a year
Marijuana plants could be growing legally in Ohio soil in a year, predicts state Sen. Dave Burke, an architect of Ohio's newly minted medical marijuana law.
"As soon as 16 months, you would have products tested and available," the Marysville Republican said.
House Bill 523, the medical marijuana law, completed a rocky journey through the legislature Wednesday. It is now headed to Gov. John Kasich.
Kasich has not indicated whether he will sign the bill into law. He also could veto it or allow it to take effect without his signature.
"We expect to receive a number of bills over the next couple of weeks and we're going to carefully review each one of them," Kasich spokesman Joe Andrews said. The Republican governor has expressed general support for medical marijuana, but has not addressed the specific bill.
If Kasich signs the law, it will establish an extensive, highly regulated "seed...
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