Ohio medical marijuana patients among more than 30,000 exposed in data breach January 23, 2020 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments One Ohio medical marijuana dispensary was exposed in a national data breach leaking personally identifiable information for more than 30,000 people. Bloom Medicinals, which operates five dispensaries in Ohio, was one of three cannabis companies identified in a Wednesday report revealing a recent leak… Read More→
Ohio medical marijuana one year in: What you need to know about successes, struggles of the state’s program January 16, 2020 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments On Jan. 16, 2019, four medical marijuana dispensaries opened in Ohio, beginning legal sales for patients who had waited for relief that they said they couldn’t get from pharmaceutical drugs. The program has expanded since then. By Dec. 31, 55,617 Ohioans… Read More→
Ohio medical board to consider whether being a Browns or Bengals fan qualifies for medical marijuana use January 9, 2020 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments Being a Bengals or Browns fan over the past 25 years has basically been one giant nightmare. The two teams have combined for exactly zero playoff wins since 1995, and things have only gone downhill since then. Over the past three years alone, the… Read More→
Ohio Governor Opposes Recreational Marijuana January 7, 2020 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments Governor Mike DeWine recently revealed he is opposed to legalizing recreational marijuana in Ohio. DeWine's opposition comes despite a growing national trend toward legalization, including in neighboring states like Illinois and Michigan. In an interview with the Ohio Public Radio… Read More→
Ohio medical marijuana companies ban two chemicals from vaping products December 16, 2019 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments Ohio medical marijuana processors have voluntarily banned two substances from their products in the wake of a spate of vaping-related hospitalizations and deaths. A group of Ohio medical marijuana processors recently identified two substances that they will no longer allow… Read More→
Average medical marijuana user in Ohio is older than 40 October 17, 2019 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments More than two thirds of Ohio’s medical marijuana cardholders are older than 40. They have more of the conditions that make them eligible for its use and are less likely to be subject to drug testing at work. The stereotypical… Read More→
Ohio Committee drops support for approving marijuana to treat autism, anxiety August 15, 2019 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments A committee of experts has rescinded its recommendation to approve medical marijuana to treat autism and anxiety in Ohio. The expert review committee of the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program had voted last fall to recommend that the State Medical… Read More→
42,000 can buy medical marijuana in Ohio; about half have done so June 24, 2019 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments More than 42,000 people can legally buy medical marijuana in Ohio with a doctor’s recommendation, but only about half of them have, state records show. When asked why they haven’t bought any medicinal cannabis, patients cited a common reason: cost.… Read More→
No Ohio marijuana legalization measure on the 2019 ballot June 20, 2019 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments Ohioans will not vote in 2019 whether to broadly legalize marijuana in the Buckeye State, despite several recent reports to the contrary. Yes, there was a proposed constitutional amendment in the works last year, but that effort largely fizzled last fall. Ohio… Read More→
Ohio could be 1st state to allow medical marijuana for depression, insomnia May 6, 2019 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments More than half of Ohio’s population could become eligible in June for a medical marijuana card if the state approves five more ailments as qualifying conditions. Among the proposed additions: depression and insomnia, which affect hundreds of thousands of Ohioans. Since… Read More→
THC gummies, tinctures, oil coming to Ohio medical marijuana dispensaries March 13, 2019 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments Medical marijuana edibles could be for sale in Ohio dispensaries in coming days, according to the first Ohio company approved to extract THC from marijuana plants and process it into products for patients. Grow Ohio received a medical marijuana processor… Read More→
High prices keep many Ohioans out of legal cannabis market February 27, 2019 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments As Ohio’s medical marijuana industry finally takes off, some patients and advocates are griping about costs that put it out of reach for many people. A steep price tag stems partly from the lack of competition, as Ohio only has… Read More→
Medical marijuana hits the Ohio market this week January 14, 2019 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments The long wait is almost over for supporters of medical marijuana in Ohio. After months of delays, the first batches of medical cannabis are expected to be sold this week to approved patients. The state initially wanted marijuana products available… Read More→
Ohio medical marijuana Patient and Caregiver Registry is open today December 3, 2018 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments Ohio’s medical marijuana Patient and Caregiver Registry went live Monday, as state officials anticipate product will soon be for sale in dispensaries. The registry is for physicians who have state approval to recommend medical marijuana for patients with any of 21 qualifying ailments,… Read More→
Medical marijuana could be available in Ohio by year’s end November 12, 2018 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments 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,… Read More→