By: Katie Spiegel

Katie Spiegel
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:06:19 +0000

Extremely well written and obviously well informed article, Mr. Daugherty. It's almost as if medical marijuana in Ohio has been set up to fail, which is really sad considering how much good it could do (and has done in other states where programs are already in effect). The fact that these colleges have to, essentially, risk everything to be able to contribute to the medical marijuana program seems so backward. I understand the federal government's desire to keep marijuana classified as Schedule I, because reclassification of the drug (which is just a small part of the plant) would not be in the best interest of certain industries that could be jeopardized if hemp became a more prevalent alternative resource for things such as paper, clothing, furniture, etc., but that's beside the point. The point is that the medical marijuana program, those wishing to contribute (e.g. schools, like OSU, that want to participate in testing and research), and the patients who could benefit from treatment with marijuana should not be the ones who suffer from these risks, threats, set backs, and everything else that has been/is jeopardizing the program in Ohio.