Sales of medical marijuana in Ohio could reach $400 million, making it one of the largest medical marijuana markets in the country, according to a preliminary analysis by national trade publication Marijuana Business Daily. The publication estimates Ohio retail dispensary sales could total between $200 million, on the low end, and as much as $400 […]
Federal judge permanently blocks Ohio’s Planned Parenthood restrictions
August 15, 2016 by
A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked Ohio from implementing laws that would defund Planned Parenthood by making the agency ineligible for state funding to pay for health care programs for the poor. The judge also ruled the laws unconstitutional. Judge Michael R. Barrett of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ruled […]
State appellate court: Ohio abortion restriction are unconstitutional
August 1, 2016 by
A state appellate court on Friday agreed with a Lucas County judge that regulations governing an abortion clinic, and the way Ohio enacted them, are unconstitutional. The 3-0 ruling in favor of the Capital Care Network means that the last open abortion clinic in Toledo can remain open. A spokesman for the Ohio attorney general’s […]
Cashless system proposed for Ohio medical marijuana purchases
July 8, 2016 by
Ohio could be the first medical marijuana state to fix the industry’s cash-only situation. Half the states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana but the federal government still considers it among the most dangerous drugs. Banks, credit unions and credit card companies are reluctant to provide services to legal marijuana businesses because […]
Ohio abortion laws expected to be attacked following Supreme Court decision
June 28, 2016 by
A Supreme Court decision on Monday that struck down a Texas law that shuttered many of Texas’ abortion clinics has emboldened activists who will use it to challenge restrictions that threaten to close several abortion clinics in Ohio. Cincinnati-area abortion rights lawyer Jennifer Branch expects the ruling will be used to attack written hospital transfer […]
Governor vetoes election bill over bond requirement
June 20, 2016 by
Gov. John Kasich on Friday vetoed a bill that critics said would have imposed a poll tax on voters seeking to keep polling places open due to emergencies. The bill would have required voters seeking an extension for voting hours in county courts to post bond equal to the estimated cost of keeping polling places […]
Law provides “Good Samaritan” protection for reporting overdose, but with conditions
June 14, 2016 by
A person who calls 911 to save a friend who is overdosing won’t be arrested or punished for minor drug offenses under a new Ohio law. Ohio joined 37 states and the District of Columbia with so-called 911 Good Samaritan laws on Monday when Gov. John Kasich signed House Bill 110 into law. But Ohio’s […]
Ohio medical marijuana bill signed into law, full implementation to take time
June 9, 2016 by
With little fanfare, Gov. John Kasich on Wednesday signed a law creating a strictly regulated medical marijuana program. Kasich’s communications team announced the signing without any comment, simply including it in a list with several other bills the governor also signed Wednesday. The new law goes into effect 90 days after the bill is officially […]
Expanded foster care assistance, guardianship laws reform approved by Ohio lawmakers
May 27, 2016 by
During Thursday’s session, the Ohio House of Representatives approved Senate changes to legislation that increases the age for which persons are eligible to receive foster care and adoption assistance. The bill also addresses issues associated with caring for the more than 67,000 juvenile and elderly Ohioans subject to guardianship in the state. House Bill 50 […]
Ohio lawmakers approve bill making cruelty to pets a felony
May 26, 2016 by
A bill that would make cruelty to pets a felony — known as Goddard’s Law — passed the Ohio House and Senate on Wednesday. House Bill 60 makes knowingly causing physical harm to a companion animal a fifth-degree felony, punishable by six months to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine. That includes depriving […]
