From the editor at OPNews - With New Mexico becoming the 12th state to legalize medical marijuana, and several more states on the verge, why shouldn't Ohio be next? With the help of a wonderful volunteer giving us visual inspiration (see http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/content/view/629/165/), OPN members are invited to write a brief essay: Why Ohio Should Be the Next Medical Marijuana State. This month, OPN President Mary Jane Borden and OPN Information Specialist Mike Boop kick things off with their submissions.

Please send all submissions no later than 10:00 p.m. on Monday, April 23 to feedback@ohiopatient.net with "NEWSLETTER SUBMISSION" in the subject line. Selected essays will appear in future issues of OPNews and on the OPN website.