Ohioans May Get to Decide Legality With 2012 Vote Marijuana could be grown and used for medical purposes under a state constitutional amendment Ohio voters may consider in 2012. The Ohio Alternative Treatment Act recently met initial criteria to allow supporters to begin collecting the more than 385,000 signatures needed to place the issue on the 2012 general election ballot. The amendment would allow medical practitioners in a "bona fide practitioner-patient relationship" to recommend cannabis as a treatment for qualifying medical conditions. These would include cancer, AIDS, Parkinson's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder and other diseases, conditions or treatments that produce severe nausea, pain or muscle spasms. [continues 937 words]
The father of Bryan Paul Causey, who died Dec. 18 after being shot by a member of the Parkersburg Violent Crimes and Narcotics Task Force following a controlled drug buy, has contacted an attorney regarding his son's death. Larue Causey of St. Albans declined to name his attorney. He said he wants to learn the truth about the circumstances surrounding his son's death. "I will know," Larue Causey said. "I will find out exactly what happened before it's over with. [continues 463 words]
