A draft of rules released today by the state would limit the number of medical marijuana growers in Ohio to 18 and slap a $20,000 application fee and $180,000 license fee on the top-tier grower positions.
For now, the rules suggest 12 "Level I" licenses at $200,000 and six "Level II" licenses...
Can you legally buy medical marijuana in Ohio?
If so, can you get it from a licensed medical marijuana dispensary, family member or friend, drug dealer or grow it yourself?
You would think the answers to these questions would be simple and straightforward under the letter of the law. Not so...
Can you legally buy medical marijuana in Ohio?
If so, can you get it from a licensed medical marijuana dispensary, family member or friend, drug dealer or grow it yourself?
You would think the answers to these questions would be simple and straightforward under the letter of the law. Not so...
Columbus, Ohio - The Green Party is endorsing marijuana decriminalization measures appearing on local ballots across eastern Ohio this November.
The party says removing criminal penalties for possession and use of less than 200 grams is "a good first step" to eventual legalization, which it...
Parma, Ohio - Ohio's new medical marijuana law took effect last month but the work has just begun to determine what Ohio's program will look like.
Will Ohio doctors register to recommend marijuana to their patients? Who will be licensed to grow marijuana? Is legal recreational marijuana in...
Parma, Ohio - Ohio's new medical marijuana law took effect last month but the work has just begun to determine what Ohio's program will look like.
Will Ohio doctors register to recommend marijuana to their patients? Who will be licensed to grow marijuana? Is legal recreational marijuana in...
When Ohio Governor John Kasich last month effectively legalized medical marijuana in Ohio with his signature, the state became the 25th in the United States to legalize an extensive medical cannabis program, according to a count by the National Conference of State Legislatures. With D.C., that...
When Ohio Governor John Kasich last month effectively legalized medical marijuana in Ohio with his signature, the state became the 25th in the United States to legalize an extensive medical cannabis program, according to a count by the National Conference of State Legislatures. With D.C., that...
Columus, Ohio - A pain management doctor, staunch opponents to marijuana legalization and the father of a boy with cerebral palsy were a few of the people selected to advise state regulators setting up Ohio's medical marijuana program.
Ohio's new medical marijuana law required Gov. John...
Columus, Ohio - A pain management doctor, staunch opponents to marijuana legalization and the father of a boy with cerebral palsy were a few of the people selected to advise state regulators setting up Ohio's medical marijuana program.
Ohio's new medical marijuana law required Gov. John...
Columbus - Life under Ohio's fledgling medical marijuana law remains hazy. With every action, a new question seems to arise.
The state Medical Board has advised doctors not to recommend marijuana to patients while Ohio's program is being crafted, which could take up to two years. But an author...
Columbus - Life under Ohio's fledgling medical marijuana law remains hazy. With every action, a new question seems to arise.
The state Medical Board has advised doctors not to recommend marijuana to patients while Ohio's program is being crafted, which could take up to two years. But an author...
Columbus, Ohio - Medical marijuana is legal in 25 states, but none currently allow users to bring marijuana across state lines.
That could change if a bill introduced last week passes: It would allow those with legal access to medical marijuana in Ohio to bring it into Pennsylvania...
Columbus, Ohio - Medical marijuana is legal in 25 states, but none currently allow users to bring marijuana across state lines.
That could change if a bill introduced last week passes: It would allow those with legal access to medical marijuana in Ohio to bring it into Pennsylvania...
Johnstown, Ohio - Now that Ohio has legalized medical marijuana, dozens of businesses are lining up to cash in.
Andy Joseph's Apeks Supercritical is one of them. The Licking County company, which sells fully automated machines that extract oils from plants - including from cannabis - gets a...
Johnstown, Ohio - Now that Ohio has legalized medical marijuana, dozens of businesses are lining up to cash in.
Andy Joseph's Apeks Supercritical is one of them. The Licking County company, which sells fully automated machines that extract oils from plants - including from cannabis - gets a...
Bexley and New Albany could soon join more than a dozen Ohio municipalities banning or placing a temporary hold on medical-marijuana operations.
Both suburbs recently introduced legislation to adopt moratoriums temporarily restricting the activity - New Albany on Sept. 20 and Bexley on Tuesday...
Bexley and New Albany could soon join more than a dozen Ohio municipalities banning or placing a temporary hold on medical-marijuana operations.
Both suburbs recently introduced legislation to adopt moratoriums temporarily restricting the activity - New Albany on Sept. 20 and Bexley on Tuesday...
Dayton, Ohio - Medical marijuana is now the law in Ohio but parents with sick children, especially those suffering from debilitating seizures, said they were frustrated because it may still take up to two years before they have access to the drug.
Lindsay Sandlin was just 9-years-old when her...
Dayton, Ohio - Medical marijuana is now the law in Ohio but parents with sick children, especially those suffering from debilitating seizures, said they were frustrated because it may still take up to two years before they have access to the drug.
Lindsay Sandlin was just 9-years-old when her...