Roughly 400 people packed into a meeting room at Ohio State University on Wednesday, hunting for information on just how Ohio’s new medical marijuana industry will unfold. The newly formed Ohio Cannabis Association organized the three-hour networking and information session at the Ohio Union. It drew in state Sen. Kenny Yuko, D-Richmond Heights — a key legislator behind the new …
Trade organization to serve as voice for marijuana entrepreneurs amid regulatory uncertainty
With medical marijuana slated to become legal in Ohio on Sept. 8, potential cannabis entrepreneurs are faced with two major challenges: growing an entire pot industry from the ground up, and avoiding being choked out by state bureaucrats. Those challenges comprised the major theme of the Ohio Cannabis Association’s public forum Wednesday night. The group serves as the first marijuana …