Ohio is moving ahead with rules for growing, processing and selling medical marijuana, but the job of testing the product for public consumption remains up in the air. The state law, which went into affect last September, requires an Ohio college or university to test marijuana for “potency, homogeneity and contamination” before it can be […]
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Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Program Budget Will Likely Expand to $11 Million
The Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program was allotted $5 million last month in the state budget, and today the Ohio Department of Commerce and State Board of Pharmacy intend on requesting $5.6 million more. The nearly $11 million total, Ohio regulators say, is necessary to cover a medical marijuana tracking database, a toll-free help line and legal […]
Ohio Patients Still Waiting a Year Later for Medical Marijuana
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The landscape has changed since Gov. John Kasich signed Ohio’s medical marijuana law one year ago today. Details of the new, tightly-controlled program began rolling out in November. The state began accepting applications for 24 grow licenses on Monday, and other businesses are preparing to apply for dispensary and processor licenses in a […]
Ohio Medical Marijuana Grow Regulations Have Been Finalized
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Medical marijuana will be grown on up to 24 licensed sites statewide — subject to some of the highest fees in the country — under the final rules presented to lawmakers Monday. The cultivator portion of the rules, which also details the application and license fees for retail dispensaries, product processors and […]
New Rules Will Allow 50% More Marijuana Dispensaries in Ohio
Sometime next year, Ohioans will be able to visit any of 60 medical marijuana shops open up to 14 hours a day. They will be able to buy plant material to vaporize and inhale, plus marijuana-infused oils, tinctures, edibles and patches. There are still some no-nos. Home delivery of pot will not be permitted, smoking […]
With No Product, Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Program Begins Thursday
Medical marijuana becomes legal Thursday in Ohio. But there are just a few problems. There are no marijuana crops because there are no growers. There are no processors, testing labs or dispensaries to sell a product that doesn’t yet exist. And even if all those things were in place, patients would have to get a […]
Workplace Zero Tolerance Still In Effect As Medical Marijuana Hits Ohio
Medical marijuana will be legal in Ohio next week, raising a series of issues for employers and employees alike. The bottom line: Not much will change, even after the law takes effect Sept. 8. Regardless of what state law says, marijuana is illegal on the federal level and employers will retain the right to establish […]
Ohio Medical Marijuana May Not Come Til September 2018
The state has released the first information about how it will implement the medical marijuana law that takes effect Sept. 8. So far, questions outnumber answers. The first question ” When will marijuana be available? ” is the easiest to answer: no later than September 2018, but possibly earlier. Tons of rules and standards remain […]
Ohio’s New Medical Marijuana Law May Make Users Buy Cannabis on the Black Market
COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Ohio’s medical marijuana law takes effect Sept. 8, people can possess and use the drug without going to jail. But the new law doesn’t specify where people can get marijuana. Lawmakers have said that until the state’s dispensaries are set up, residents can travel to Michigan or another legal state and […]
New Questions Over Whether Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Law Is Constitutional
Part of Ohio’s new medical marijuana law that sets aside a piece of the state’s budding pot business for minorities appears to be unconstitutional, legal experts told The Associated Press. The provisions were inserted into the fast-tracked bill at the request of Democrats, whose votes were key to its passage in both Republican-controlled legislative chambers. […]
