Ohio Department of Commerce must establish the following standards and procedures for Medical Marijuana

The Ohio Department of Commerce must establish the following standards and procedures for the program’s cultivators, processor and laboratory licenses by September 6, 2017, and for cultivator licenses by May 4, 2017: Application procedures and fees for licenses and registration All of the following: Conditions for eligibility for a license Criminal offenses that disqualify a party from obtaining a license …

Ohio medical marijuana law allows limited possession, use on Sept. 8, but doesn’t say where people can get it

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 bring marijuana back. But legal experts say doing …

Ohio Lawyers Face Medical Cannabis Conundrums

Lawyers in Ohio have submitted at least two requests to the state Supreme Court’s Board of Professional Conduct to determine whether local attorneys can own or represent medical marijuana businesses, and whether they can use MMJ themselves. Under Ohio’s new medical cannabis law, licensed professionals, which include attorneys, cannot be punished “solely for engaging in professional or occupational activities related to medical …

Medical marijuana businesses in Ohio face obstacles, opportunities

After five years of quiet but rapid growth making equipment for the marijuana industry in other states, Apeks Supercritical is ready to ramp up business in Ohio. With passage of a state medical-marijuana law that takes effect Sept. 8, the company not only expects to see a jump in manufacturing orders, but it also plans to get into the business …

Ohio Veterans Consider Lawsuit For Medical Marijuana Discrimination

Gov. John Kasich signed, House Bill 523- a plan to legalize medical cannabis Into law making Ohio the 25th state to approve its use. Veterans across the state of Ohio are optimistic their state is well along their way to full cannabis legalization and the creation of a robust medical program, but there is more work to be done to …

Ohio Medical Cannabis Legalization a Possible Tipping Point

By John Schroyer With the stroke of a pen, a former Republican presidential candidate legalized medical marijuana this week in the nation’s seventh-largest state by population. Let that sink in for a moment. The politician wielding the pen: Ohio Gov. John Kasich, the last GOP presidential candidate to drop out against now-presumptive nominee Donald Trump. The result: Kasich not only …

Urge Ohio Governor Kasich To Sign Medical Marijuana Bill!

Ohio is one step away from legalizing medical marijuana. The Ohio Legislature recently passed a bill that would legalize medical marijuana. The change isn’t perfect, but it’s better than nothing, and it will help at least some patients. Exactly how many? That’s anyone’s guess right now. But one thing is for sure, if the Governor doesn’t sign the bill, NO patients will …

Gov. John Kasich signs HB 523 for Medical Marijuana legalization!!

  With little fanfare, Gov. John Kasich on Wednesday signed a law creating a strictly regulated medical marijuana program. Kasich’s communications team announced the signing without any comment, simply including it in a list with several other bills the governor also signed Wednesday. The new law goes into effect 90 days after the bill is officially filed with the secretary …

Ohio on Verge of Creating One of Largest Medical Marijuana Markets in the U.S.

By John Schroyer Ohio appears poised to become the newest state to approve a medical marijuana program, which could create one of the largest MMJ industries in the nation with patient numbers in the hundreds of thousands and annual sales in the hundreds of millions of dollars. A medical marijuana bill approved by lawmakers last week stands a good chance …