June 8, 2016 – Ohio Becomes 25th US State to Legalize Medical Marijuana

Ohio becomes the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana when Governor John Kasich (R) signs House Bill 23 into law on June 8, 2016.

The bill prohibits smoked marijuana.

Conditions approved for use include AIDS/HIV, Alzheimer’s disease, ALS, cancer, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Crohn’s disease, epilepsy, fibromyalgia, glaucoma, hepatitis C, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, chronic, severe, or intractable pain, Parkinson’s disease, PTSD, sickle cell anemia, spinal cord disease or injury, Tourette’s syndrome, traumatic brain injury, and ulcerative colitis.