The Ohio House is planning to unveil a  medical marijuana proposal, while  the Senate is also conducting the determination of the issue, as a pair of chambers considers action before a potential election issue in November.

Speaker Cliff Rosenberger, Representative Clarksville said that, “I think this is going to be a joint effort.”  “I think they’ve got somewhat of a consensus about what we’ll be talking about and what that consensus looks like,” Rosenberger said of the House task force.

Representative Kirk Schuring, representative Canton, representative Marysville and Senator Dave Burke are the key people on the issue. Burke said that, “This will be a publicly driven process reflecting the will of the people.”  “It’s not about creeping special interests or using the word medical as a marketing tool.”

Senate President Keith Faber, said that, “I have concerns about some of the discussions we’ve had.” Rosenberger said that, “I take issue with a proposed ballot issue when the legislature is going ahead and moving forward with the process.”  “Clearly I think it’s an effort that people don’t really care about the process. They just care about making the money,”  Rosenberger added.

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