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Medical Marijuana passed as state law and officially went effective on September 8th of this year. While the state still has a lot of work to do as far as securing approval for licenses to prescribe marijuana as medication and permits for dispensaries, the city of Akron says it needs more time to get the law straight. 

On Monday night, Akron City Council approved a year-long moratorium on the state Medical Marijuana law. Councilman Jeff Fusco says the timetable is flexible, but the council believes more time is needed to see how Akron will take part in the statewide law. Fusco says the moratorium will give the city a chance to figure out "what's best for Akron in terms of the grow operations, processing, (and) dispensing of medical marijuana" within the city. 

Hear the entire interview from the Ray Horner Morning Show by clicking the player below: 

A marijuana deal in West Akron turned into a robbery Wednesday afternoon.

Akron police say two females agreed to meet a man they met on Facebook to sell him small amount of marijuana in a parking in the 2000 block of West Market Street. When the man showed up, he allegedly reached into the female's car and grabbed a Crown Royal bag containing the marijuana and about $10 in cash. The man fled, but the females followed the man until he pulled over near Braewick Circle and Sand Run Road.

Police say the man allegedly pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the direction of the females. They drove away and called police.

APD identified the suspect as Dylante Richardson, 20, of Akron. He's been charged with aggravated robbery and booked into the Summit County Jail.

A bill that would legalize medical marijuana in Ohio has passed its first legislative step.

The bill passed the house this/Tuesday on a bi-partisan vote.

The bill would allow physicans to recommend medical marijuana to patients, but not supply it, and comes with a number of restrictions. A Medical Marijuana Commission would oversee regulations and licensing.

Rep. Kirk Schuring of Canton chaired the House's Medical Marijuana Task Force, which heard testimony on the issue.

Schuring says they heard a lot of testimony in favor of the use of alternatives like medical marijuana...he says House Bill 523 is the right framework to put it into law.

The bill now goes to the Ohio Senate.

The backers of a medical marijuana initiative they hope to put on the November ballot aren't impressed with the passage of House Bill 523.

The group Ohioans for Medical Marijuana calls the measure "narrow" and says it means "empty promises" for those who need medical marijuana.

The backers of a medical marijuana initiative they hope to put on the November ballot aren't impressed with the passage of House Bill 523.

The group Ohioans for Medical Marijuana calls the measure "narrow" and says it means "empty promises" for those who need medical marijuana...

Medina County Drug Task Force agents and Brunswick police uncovered more than 20 pounds of brownies, possibly laced with marijuana, inside a Stoneybrook Lane apartment late Friday evening.

Police say they were executing a search warrant where they found the suspected pot brownies and several ounces of suspected THC extract.

James Hirsch, 45, was arrested and charged with trafficking in marijuana.

A 17-year-old was also found in the apartment, but no charges were filed against the teen who was released to her parents.

A man spotted at an after hours club late Friday ended up trying to elude Akron police numerous time, with an APD officer dragged a couple of blocks trying to stop the man.

Officers tried to stop a car after they saw it trying to avoid the cruiser at a South Arlington after hours crowd.

The car eventually stopped on Sylvan Avenue after the cruiser flipped on its lights and siren.

But that wasn't the end - APD says the driver got the car into gear even while an officer was trying to stop that, holding onto the gear shift and the driver...the officer was dragged a few blocks before he let go.

Police found the vehicle crashed on Davies Avenue, and the driver tried to get away again.

Even after being found in the backyard of a Georgia Avenue house, the man struggled with officers, who found a small baggy of marijuana in his pants pocket.

29 year-old Demardre Johnson of 9th Avenue not only faces charges of felonious assault, resisting arrest and pot possession.

Police say he had an outstanding warrant for burglary, drugs and damaging and endangering.

The eight year veteran officer was treated and released. Johnson was treated for minor injuries onscene, and is now in the Summit County Jail

A complaint about drug overdoses at Rootstown High School has resulted in three arrests by the Portage County Drug Task Force.

Sheriff David Doak says 19 year-old Tarren Lowell was arrested at his home in Rootstown, and that 18 year-old Madison Schlagel of Ravenna and 18 year-old Jasen Sadler of Rootstown were arrested Tuesday at Rootstown High School.

Sheriff Doak says the Portage County Drug Task Force served a search warrant at Lowell's home and found a large amount of money, an assault rifle, marijuana and shipping boxes.

Lowell faces felony charges of drug trafficking near a school and felony charges of possession of criminal tools.

Schlagel and Sadler each face two felony counts of corrupting another with drugs. The task force says it's trying to locate the source of "several pounds" of marijuana from California.

(Portage County Sheriff's Office, news release) Sheriff David W. Doak reported that the Portage County Drug Task Force on February 1, 2016, arrested and booked into the Portage County Jail, Tarren R. Lowell, 19 years of age who resides at 3969 S.R 44, Rootstown, Ohio. On February 2, 2016 the Drug Task Force also arrested Madison Schlagel, 18 years of age who resides at 4792 Muzzy Avenue, Ravenna, Ohio 44266 and Jason L. Sadler, 18 years of age, who resides at 3825 Cook Road, Rootstown, Ohio 44272, for violations of state narcotic laws.

The Portage County Drug Task Force initiated an investigation approximately 3 weeks ago following a complaint from Rootstown High School referencing two overdoses which occurred at the school. On February 1, 2016, the Task Force served a Search Warrant at 3969 S.R. 44, Rootstown, Ohio where a large amount of U. S. Currency, Assault Rifle, marijuana and shipping boxes were seized. Tarren Lowell was taken into custody and charged with Trafficking in Drugs in the vicinity of a school, a felony of the 4th degree and Possession of Criminal Tools, a felony of the 5th degree.

On February 2, 2016 the Portage County Drug Task Force made the arrest Madison Schlagel and Jason Sadler at Rootstown High School, charging them each with two counts of corrupting another with drugs, a felony of the second degree. Task Force investigation is ongoing in attempts to locate the source of several pounds of marijuana from California.

The Portage County Drug Task Force is comprised of members from the Portage County Sheriff's Office, Portage County Prosecutor's Office, Cities of Aurora, Kent, Ravenna and Streetsboro and the Village of Hiram, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S Department of Homeland Security and Ohio BCI & I.