A marijuana farm is heaven to the ears and the lungs of pot smokers. And Ohio could be the next paradise for cannabis users after Dr. Suresh Gupta revealed that he is planning to put up a marijuana facility that is 300,000 square feet in size.
Cincinnati.com has learned exclusively that Dr. Gupta intends to create this massive cannabis farm because the pant has several health uses like alleviating nausea, post-traumatic stress disorder and irritable bowel syndrome.
The Dayton physician also said that marijuana is helpful against glaucoma, HIV and cancer. He also singled out chronic pain on his list saying, "And chronic pain. I almost forgot that one, and I am a chronic pain doctor."
The 300,000 sq-ft facility, according to Dr. Gupta, will be situated in Pataskala, a city in Licking County, Ohio.
The realization of Dr. Gupta's cannabis facility would be made possible with Issue 3, the rule that would grant Ohio natives above 21 years of age to use marijuana and would allow the creation of 10 marijuana facilities in the state.
Meanwhile, ResponsibleOhio — the group backing legal pot in the state — has taken certain steps to pass a law on Tuesday that would allow Ohio residents with marijuana convictions to be granted the right to have their records expunged in court.
This move is under the Fresh Start Act, which is a citizen-initiated statute, and so far ResponsibleOhio has gotten 236,759 signatures on the act they sent to the Ohio Secretary of State. They only needed 92,000 valid signatures for the proposed law, Dayton Daily News reported.
On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio endorsed Issue 3 in hopes of ending "unjust and unworkable" marijuana laws and policies, with director Christine Link saying that prohibition of cannabis has prompted the emergence of a black market manned by violent criminals.
"By voting yes on Issue 3, Ohio voters will begin to move our state away from senseless, wasteful drug prohibition toward a system that is supervised, safe, efficient, legal, and operating under regulatory oversight," said Link in a statement to Cleveland.com.
Aside from Gupta, other advocates of ResponsibleOhio include Nick Lachey, former The Kroger Co. general counsel Paul Heldman and retired professional basketball player Oscar Robertson.
