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Authorizes the use of marijuana for medical purposes

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Long Title To amend sections 109.572, 519.21, 4123.54, 4729.75, 4729.80, 4729.84, 4729.85, 4729.86, 4731.22, 4731.281, 4776.02, 4776.04, and 5713.30 and to enact sections 3796.01, 3796.02, 3796.021, 3796.03, 3796.031, 3796.032, 3796.04, 3796.05, 3796.06, 3796.061, 3796.07, 3796.08, 3796.09, 3796.10, 3796.11, 3796.12, 3796.13, 3796.14, 3796.15, 3796.16, 3796.17, 3796.18, 3796.19, 3796.20, 3796.21, 3796.22, 3796.23, 3796.24, 3796.27, 3796.28, 3796.29, 3796.30, 4729.771, 4731.229, 4731.30, 4731.301, and 4731.302 of the Revised Code to authorize the use of marijuana for medical purposes and to establish the Medical Marijuana Control Program.

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Effective Date

September 8, 2016

Subjects

Commerce : Financial Institutions Employment Commerce : Financial Institutions Health and Human Services : Health Care Health and Human Services : Health Care State and Local Government : State Government State and Local Government : State Government Taxation

Committees

Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee
House Select Committee on Medical Marijuana Committee

Primary Sponsors

Stephen A. Huffman

Cosponsors

REPRESENTATIVES

Tim W. Brown

Nicholas J. Celebrezze

Ron Maag

Rick Perales

Dan Ramos

John M. Rogers

Margaret Ann Ruhl

Kirk Schuring

Louis Terhar

SENATORS

Edna Brown

Tom Sawyer

Joe Schiavoni

Charleta B. Tavares

Cecil Thomas

Kenny Yuko

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