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Medical marijuana: Ohio lawmakers eye changes to regulation of dispensaries

April 18, 2023
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Ohio lawmakers may strip the Ohio Board of Pharmacy of its regulatory role over medical marijuana dispensaries, instead giving oversight to the Ohio Department of Commerce. Regulatory responsibilities currently under the Board of Pharmacy that would be transferred to the…

More Ohioans could become eligible for medical marijuana under Senate bill

April 28, 2022
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A Republican lawmaker’s efforts to overhaul Ohio’s medical marijuana program and expand the number of Ohioans eligible for a cannabis prescription was put to the test Wednesday. The House Government Oversight Committee held its fourth hearing on Senate Bill 261, introduced…

Ohio to allow medical marijuana growers to expand to meet demand, prepare for more dispensaries

September 16, 2021
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Ohio
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Ohio's medical marijuana cultivators can now request permission to expand their grow space. Expansion requests will be granted to businesses that have complied with rules and regulations, are already using the maximum amount of space allowed by the state and…

Dissatisfaction with Ohio’s medical marijuana program is widespread

October 15, 2020
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Ohio
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Nearly two years after Ohio’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened, dissatisfaction with the state’s medicinal cannabis industry remains widespread, even as more people say the program fulfills their needs. That’s according to a report by Ohio State’s Drug Enforcement and Policy…

$133M of medical pot sold in 1st year as pandemic legitimized industry in Ohio

July 12, 2020
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Ohio
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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…

Medical marijuana could be available in Ohio by year’s end

November 12, 2018
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Ohio
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Small amounts of medical marijuana should be available in Ohio before the end of the year. The state’s first harvest of cannabis plants, at a few small growers, should be through processing and testing sometime next month, said Kerry Francis,…

Ohio Issues Large Medical Marijuana Grow Licenses

November 30, 2017
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Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - After months of waiting and speculation, state regulators have decided who will grow medical marijuana in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Commerce on Thursday announced 12 winners of "level I" cultivation licenses for up to 25,000 square…

Two Ohio Universities Apply for Medical Marijuana Testing Program

September 27, 2017
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Lab Testing, Ohio
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COLUMBUS - Central State University and Hocking College both applied to test medical marijuana in Ohio – potentially resolving longstanding fears that no public institution would take the risk. Ohio put a one-year moratorium on private laboratories testing marijuana's properties before…