POLITICAL HOT POTato--Dr. Charles Hickey, representing the Ohio State Medical Association, holds a current issue of Newsweek Magazine, as he testifies before an Ohio Senate Committee at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 1997. The O.S.M.A is in support of Senate Bill 2, which would repeal a provision of Ohio Law, which allows physicians to prescribe marijuana for medical use.

REEFER MADNESS--John Precup, who is confined to a wheelchair with multiple sclerosis, holds the hand of his friend Jean Taddie as he prepares to testify before an Ohio Senate Committee, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 1997. Precup is in opposition to Senate Bill 2. which would repeal a provision of Ohio Law which permits the medical use of marijuana.

SORRY, NO SIGNS--Kenny Schweickart, who is a member of Citizens For A Better Ohio, is asked to remove protest signs during an Ohio Senate Committee hearing, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 1997.

AGAINST SENATE BILL 2.--Daniel Flint, who is paraplegic due to a train accident, wheels away after testifying before a Ohio Senate Committee, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 1997. Flint testified in opposition to Senate Bill 2 which would repeal a provision of Ohio Law permitting the medical use of marijuana.

STATE OF THE CITY--Columbus Mayor Greg Lashutka gives the ../thumbs-up sign following his State of the City Address, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 1997. Lashutka is the former President of the National League of Cities.