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Medical Marijuana in Ohio
As of January 2019 medical marijuana is legal in Ohio. What does that mean for you and what are the rules? Medical Marijuana Legalization Marijuana is only legalized in Ohio for use to treat specific medical conditions and can only be ingested in certain ways....
Stand Your Ground or Retreat?
House Bill 228 went through many changes before it was signed into law late in 2018. The prior law stated that Ohioans had a duty to retreat if possible prior to using deadly force to defend themselves. The provision that was ultimately removed from the new law would...
FDA Approves First Birth Control Pill
Margaret Sanger, who among other things founded Planned Parenthood, met Gregory Goodwin Pincus in 1950. Pincus was an acknowledged expert in mammalian reproduction. Ms. Sanger asked him to pursue the creation of an oral medication that in the words of an angry judge...
Ohio’s Prompt Payment Act
You may not know this, but as a subcontractor, you have certain rights to make sure you get paid in a timely manner. It is the Ohio Prompt Payment Act and is codified in the Ohio Revised Code Section 4113.361. If your contractor is giving you the ‘pay you when I get...
Student Loans: What You’ll Repay
It seems that student loan debt is a fact of life for many of us. Whether you are a new graduate struggling to find a job, have been back to school for a career move or signed for a parent-plus loan, these loans have expensive consequences. There are bills going...
The Best Structure for Your Business Start-Up
One of the most important steps you can take when entering a new venture is choosing a structure for your business start-up. The structure you choose for your business impacts numerous legal and operating aspects of the company, yourself, and other investors or...
The Cost of Selling a Home
Whether it is sticker shock as a first-time seller or the expectation of a seasoned home seller the cost of selling a home can be daunting. The national average of fees and costs associated with selling a home this year is $20,851. The difference is the cost of...
The Latest Scams and How to Protect Yourself Against Them
We live in an era of robocalls and telephones and online scams. It seems more and more ‘bad guys are trying to separate us from our hard-earned money. How do we identify the scams and what can we do to protect ourselves from the scammers? Uninsured Accident The...
Seven Things to Avoid Before Filing for Bankruptcy Relief
If you are struggling with debts you cannot pay, you may want to consider filing for bankruptcy relief. A bankruptcy discharge can wipe away most, if not all, unsecured debts to give you a fresh start to recover from a financial crisis. However, some financial...
Judges & Marriage and Discrimination
The American Bar Association (ABA) has issued a formal Ethics Opinion 485. This opinion states that even if a judge only performs marriages for friends and family he or she may not discriminate by refusing to perform marriages for same-sex couples. The opinion states...
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