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Ohio: Revised rules would allow lawyers to represent medical marijuana clients

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 09/01/2016 - 09:31

Ohio lawyers could represent legitimate medical marijuana clients under a revision to proposed rules of ethical conduct.

The Ohio Supreme Court today announced a proposed amendment to rules related to medical marijuana, which will be legal, but not yet available in Ohio next week. The court eased what seemed to be almost insurmountable obstacles to legal representation proposed by a court advisory group on Aug. 11.

The court proposed added this key provision:

“A lawyer may counsel or assist a client regarding conduct expressly permitted under Sub.H.B. 523 of the 131st General Assembly (the medical marijuana law) authorizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes and any state statutes, rules, orders, or other provisions implementing the act. In these circumstances, the lawyer shall also advise the client regarding related federal law.”

While Ohio and 24 other states have legalized medical marijuana, it remains illegal under federal law, complicating legal, commercial...

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