“It’s too far off. I can’t say whether we would use it,” Cincinnati Children’s spokesman Jim Feuer said. Don’t expect doctors at Cincinnati Children’s to start recommending medical marijuana when it becomes legal later this year. Agencies like the Ohio Pharmacy Board, Ohio State Medical Board and Ohio Department of Commerce must create rules on
“It’s too far off. I can’t say whether we would use it,” Cincinnati Children’s spokesman Jim Feuer said. Don’t expect doctors at Cincinnati Children’s to start recommending medical marijuana when it becomes legal later this year.
Agencies like the Ohio Pharmacy Board, Ohio State Medical Board and Ohio Department of Commerce must create rules on how to grow, sell and purchase medical marijuana.
In the meantime, lawmakers provided an affirmative defense for patients who are recommended medical marijuana by their Ohio physicians then purchase it in another state where medical marijuana is legal, such as Michigan. The law doesn’t require physicians to recommend medical marijuana, so some patients and advocates worry that there won’t be enough doctors suggesting the treatment.
