What will happen with medical marijuana?

Hi, I’m Anthony Shoemaker, the statehouse bureau chief for The Enquirer.

Last year, Ohio voters approved recreational marijuana use in the state. Sales have not started yet, but patients in the state’s current medical marijuana program are already concerned.

State bureau reporter Haley BeMiller has been covering marijuana in Ohio for years and talked with patients about their fears.

Andrew Hopkins, who lives in Blanchester northeast of Cincinnati, injured his back on the job and says medical marijuana has “really helped take that pain away from me.” Now as marijuana sales open to the public, he fears longer lines and less access to the medicine he needs.

Haley talked with Hopkins and other patients around the state about their fears and explains the challenges already facing Ohio’s medical marijuana program.

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