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Progress, questions as Ohio legalizes medical marijuana

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 10/03/2016 - 09:19

 Life under Ohio's fledgling medical marijuana law remains hazy. With every action, a new question seems to arise.

The state Medical Board has advised doctors not to recommend marijuana to patients while Ohio's program is being crafted, which could take up to two years. But an author of the law questions that advice.

Attorneys have been cleared to help clients navigate the law, but new legislation makes any advice they give a moving target.

As the law ramps up, here's a look at some of the latest developments:

DOCTORS WARNED NOT TO RECOMMEND

The Ohio State Medical Board, which regulates doctors, put in writing its guidance advising doctors not to recommend marijuana to patients.

The law gives adult patients and parents or guardians of minor children an affirmative defense for certain marijuana-related acts that

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