Ohio HB 523 Cultivation Access

<p><em>Ohio House Bill 523 </em>does not allow medical cannabis patients the right to cultivate in addition will make medical cannabis unaffordable<span style="text-decoration: underline;">,</span> Fixed-income patients will not be&nbsp;covered by the exemption will be forced to either illegally cultivate their own or purchase cheaper cannabis on the black market.&nbsp;</p><p>The model for what cannabis legalization should look like is already out there. It&rsquo;s tomatoes. More tomatoes are grown in America by home gardens than are produced commercially. Yet there is a robust commercial market for tomatoes and tomato products of all types: canned, vine-ripened, organic, sauces, soups, ketchup, ect. At the same time, small scale specialty cultivators. Commercial growers can thrive side-by-side with medical cannabis patients and specialty cultivators&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><em>Five Reasons You Should Have The Right To cultivate At Home</em></strong></p><ol><li>It&rsquo;s not really legal without home cultivation</li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p><ol start="2"><li>Uprooting the black market</li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p><ol start="3"><li>Making medicine affordable</li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p><ol start="4"><li>Home cultivation is quality and taste assurance</li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p><ol start="5"><li>Cannabis Gardening is a political statement</li></ol><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.cannabusiness.education">www.cannabusiness.education</a></p>