Editorial: Keep marijuana discussion in perspective

Editorial board
12:09 a.m. EDT September 3, 2016

Ohioans are gearing up for legalized medical marijuana, with some communities, including Lancaster, already taking steps to control or ban distribution within their borders.

It’s a conversation worth having, to be sure, but we encourage people not to get too caught up in it. For perspective, we’re talking about a substance that can only be obtained — legally, anyway — with a prescription, and for the next year or two, it can’t even be obtained in Ohio; it has to be…