Excerpt from WYSO
The stigma around medical marijuana has sharply declined in recent years, and now legal recreational use is available in more than 20 states. Ohio joined the latter group just weeks ago.
Lee Hannah, a professor of political science at Wright State University, recently co-authored the book Green Rush: The Rise of Medical Marijuana in the United States. He spoke with WYSO’s Jerry Kenney about the book, which looks at the de-stigmatization of marijuana and the policies around it that still need to be ironed out.
Hanna co-authored his book with Daniel J. Mallinson, associate professor of public policy and administration at Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg.
This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Lee Hannah: This book is written really about how medical marijuana came online. It starts in 1996, in California. Now it's in 38 states here in 2024. It came to Ohio in 2016.
