Medical marijuana is a smokin’ hot issue in Ohio. Marijuana enthusiasts targeted our state constitution again this year with another amendment attempt, which failed. Instead, our legislature passed House Bill 523, which will legalize medical marijuana use. As a physician, with some training and experience in prescribing medicines to patients, these marijuana machinations are medical madness. Is this how we want to bring new medicines to market? I think it is absurd that a specific medical treatment – or any medical treatment - should become a constitutional issue. Do we want to establish a constitutional right to a specific medicine? Why stop at marijuana? Why not start circulating petitions for constitutional amendments for screening colonoscopies, mammographies and MRI’s for back pain? Patients with chronic lumbar disk issues have rights too! The Ohio bill specifies an array of medical conditions that could be treated with marijuana, including AIDS, hepatitis C, i
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