COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio House will cast a historic vote Tuesday on whether to legalize marijuana for medical use only.
A special House committee Thursday voted unanimously to send the full House a revised bill that would prohibit the smoking or burning of marijuana but would allow its use in plant material, oil, patch, tincture and edible form.
It would also allow for “vaporization,” using devices similar to electronic cigarettes. The plan continues to prohibit home-growing of marijuana, requiring patients to obtain their pot from licensed retail dispensaries.
Republican state Rep. Kirk Schuring, chairman of the Select Committee on Medical Marijuana, said he is convinced marijuana has medical benefits.
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