House Bill 523 became Ohio law effective Sept. 8 of this year. With its passage, Ohio became another state to allow the use of marijuana for qualifying medical conditions. The law also provides for an affirmative defense against a charge for possession. What are the...

Ohio seems on the verge of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. Yesterday, WDTN News reported that the Senate made the following changes to a bill that has been working its way through the legislature: The Ohio Pharmacy Board (rather than the Ohio Marijuana...

Many Ohio residents know that tetrahydrocannabinol, which is more commonly referred to as THC, is the constituent that provides marijuana with its psychoactive properties. However, they may not understand how this chemical interacts with the brain to produce these...

Marijuana remains illegal in Ohio after the most recent election in November 2015, but state residents may wonder exactly what the laws are. Possessing less than 3.5 ounces or giving someone else less than 20 grams of marijuana are minor misdemeanors for which...

On Oct. 2, an Ohio man reportedly phoned 911 to confess he was "too high on weed." The incident occurred in Austintown. According to the police report, officers responded to a residence on the 100 block of Westminster Avenue at around 4:25 p.m. Upon arrival, they were...

Teenagers do a lot of things without thinking through the possible consequences of their actions, including posting to social media. Two high school students from Lawrence County, Ohio, learned this the hard way after they were arrested last week and charged with...

Interstate highways provide a convenient means of getting from one state to another within a reasonable time period. A man and a woman traveling through Ohio were recently stopped and are now facing drug trafficking charges. They each face a state prison sentence of...

Concern over the prevalence of drugs in Ohio is the focus of a lot of attention in the state. From a public health perspective, the issue is that drug abuse -- especially of opioids -- has resulted in a rash of overdose deaths. Law enforcement has stepped up its...

The flow of public opinion in the U.S. seems to be in the direction of at least decriminalizing, if not legalizing, marijuana. As of right now, some 20 states and the District of Columbia have laws on the books allowing the use marijuana for medical reasons. Two...

Many people in Ohio consider marijuana to be a relatively harmless drug. It is even believed to have a positive health effect on those who imbibe it medically. However, that won't stop police from aggressively prosecuting those who are in possession of marijuana, grow...