With patient rolls slowly ticking up and state regulators revamping calculations for the 90-day supply purchase limits in April, average weekly sales of medical marijuana in Ohio are trending up. The Ohio marijuana industry is still operating short of its potential, though. While 51 of 57 provisionally licensed dispensaries have opened, just 20 of 33 […]
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$133M of medical pot sold in 1st year as pandemic legitimized industry in Ohio
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the state’s economy, but those in the medical marijuana industry say the virus legitimized the fledgling program in Ohio. The medical marijuana program, which is run by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy and the Commerce Department, was fully functional in April 2019. Sales have significantly increased over the […]
Ohio medical marijuana: State board rejects autism, anxiety as treatable conditions
Ohio’s list of medical marijuana conditions grew by one on Wednesday. But advocates of adding anxiety and autism spectrum disorder to the list of treatable conditions were left disappointed. The Ohio State Medical Board approved adding cachexia, a wasting syndrome marked by severe weight loss, to the 21 conditions for which patients can treat with […]
Marijuana not suitable treatment for autism, anxiety, Ohio medical board panel says
Proposals to treat autism and anxiety with medical marijuana were rejected by a state medical board committee last week. The panel recommended that the full board approve one new condition: cachexia, or wasting syndrome. Anxiety, autism spectrum disorder and cachexia had been considered to join the list of 21 qualifying medical conditions included in Ohio’s […]
Ohio medical marijuana sales get a coronavirus boost
Ohio’s medical marijuana industry had its best two months yet in March and April, which industry officials say is a result of the new coronavirus and recent changes to the program. Sales reached $12.9 million during four weeks in March and $14.2 million over four weeks in April, according to state reports. That’s a significant […]
Ohio relaxes restrictions on medical marijuana purchases
Ohio is simplifying limits on medical marijuana purchases after patient complaints that restrictions prevented them from buying the medicine they need when they need it. Patients will still be limited to a “90-day supply” of medical marijuana – that’s in state law. But restrictions that cut off many patients before they came close to reaching that […]
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, March was Ohio’s busiest month yet for marijuana sales
Ohioans purchased more marijuana in March than any month since the state saw its first legal medical sales in January 2019, according to an analysis of state sales data. Average weekly sales in Ohio for the first two months of the year stood at about $2.56 million. Average weekly sales through all of March and […]
Marijuana dispensaries remain ‘essential’ under Ohio stay-at-home order
CLEVELAND, Ohio – As you’ve probably heard by now, Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine has announced a stay-at-home order in his ongoing effort to combat the outbreak of coronavirus. The order will go into effect at 11:59 p.m. Monday and remain in effect until April 6, at which point Gov. DeWine and his administration will re-assess […]
Ohio medical marijuana: Purchase limit changes considered after patient complaints
Patients in Ohio’s medical marijuana program have long complained about the complicated way the state calculates how much marijuana they can buy in a 90-day period. That could soon change. The Ohio Board of Pharmacy is reviewing the “90-day supply” after receiving more than 50 public comments about how the existing limits are burdensome. Ohio […]
Ohio recreational marijuana plan would give tax revenue to criminal justice, local governments
Advocates for recreational marijuana submitted paperwork for a constitutional amendment Monday, which would allow people age 21 and over to possess the plant without criminal penalties and for the state to regulate cannabis like alcohol. The group said in a statement they’re aiming to get on the November ballot. They have several hurdles to overcome […]
