Ohio medical marijuana law allows limited possession, use on Sept. 8
When Ohio's medical marijuana law takes effect Sept. 8, people can possess and use the drug without going to jail.
But the new law doesn't specify where people can get marijuana.
Lawmakers have said that until the state's dispensaries are set up, residents can travel to Michigan or another legal state and bring marijuana back. But legal experts say doing so would violate state and federal laws, as well as a key provision of the federal government's hands-off approach to regulating state medical marijuana programs.
So most people will likely buy marijuana through Ohio's existing black market.
Here's why.
Strings attached
The law establishes an "affirmative defense" against prosecution for possessing marijuana and paraphernalia that would be legal under the law. That defense expires 60 days after the state begins accepting applications for patient registry identification cards, which is another several months away.
Until then, the defense applies only...
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