In 2016, House Bill 523 made Ohio the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana, thus creating the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program. Since then, physicians who undergo special certification can recommend marijuana for certain medical conditions, and qualifying patients can receive marijuana in a variety of forms for treating those conditions. Because much of the public conversation surrounding marijuana has been based on anecdotes rather than science, we at Prevention Action Alliance worked with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to create these fact sheets to help people better understand the facts about marijuana and its effects.
These fact sheets cover a wide array of topics ranging from the physical and mental health effects of marijuana, its impacts on your family and communities, what the law says about marijuana in Ohio, how marijuana impacts public safety, and the public health ramifications of marijuana legalization. They are free for anyone to download, print, or share without modification. You can also download all of the marijuana fact sheets.
Marijuana and Your Health
- Marijuana: Healthy or Harmful: Beliefs vs. Evidence
- What Marijuana Does to the Body: Head-to-Toe Effects
- Marijuana and Mental Health: Too Many Misconceptions
- Your Brain on Marijuana: Not as Harmless as You Think
- Is Marijuana Addictive? What You Should Know
- Epigenetics and Marijuana: The Possibility of Multigenerational Impact
- Marijuana Ingestion: 3 Ways Marijuana Is Used
- Understanding Medical Marijuana: Why It’s Not Legally Medicine
- Marijuana Use After Age 50: Facts & Emerging Issues
- Synthetic Marijuana: What It Is – And Why It’s More Dangerous
- Vaping Marijuana: Clear and Present Dangers
- Youth and Marijuana: Heads up About Its Effects Now – and Later
- Marijuana: Conception, Pregnancy, and Breastfeeding: What You Need to Know
Marijuana and Public Safety
Marijuana and Public Health
- Cannabis Cultivation: Marijuana’s Environmental Impacts
- 5 Tips for Proper Storage of Medical Marijuana: Keeping Everyone Safe – What You Need to Know
Marijuana, Hemp, and CBD
- CBD, Hemp & Marijuana: Debunking the Myths
- CBD Oil Facts: Clearing up the Confusion
- Today’s Marijuana: Why It Isn’t What It Used to Be