Ron Strider
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Ohioans wouldn't be able to buy edible medical marijuana that looks like a cartoon character, superhero or pop-culture figure.
But they would be able to buy a 90-day supply in the form of a capsule, cream, lotion, oil, solid, transdermal patch or plant material for vaporization from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 60 dispensaries around the state.
Those are among more than 100 proposed rules for the Ohio Medical Marijuana Program to be considered Monday by the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review. The legislative oversight panel, which reviews rules proposed by state agencies, does not approve rules, but it can reject them, put them on hold or allow them to take effect without action.
Rules to be considered Monday cover most aspects of the program to allow people with any of 21 qualifying medical conditions to buy medical marijuana beginning in September 2018. The medical-marijuana law was approved by the General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. John Kasich last year.
The state is building a medical-marijuana program from the ground up, which includes the enactment of dozens of rules for the cultivation, harvesting, processing, testing and sale of products. Some of the rules have been adopted, but the majority will appear on the agenda for the rule-review committee, which will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Statehouse's McKinley Room.
Some of the specific rules address making medical marijuana – especially edible forms – unappealing to children, who can be harmed by consuming it.
Thus, the rules forbid making "any product bearing any resemblance to a cartoon character, fictional character whose target audience is children or youth, or pop-culture figure." Also banned is marijuana that looks like "a commercially available candy," as well as any product "whose shape bears the likeness ... of a realistic or fictional human, animal or fruit."
Under the proposed rules, buyers would be allowed to buy a 90-day supply, which translates to 8 ounces of medical marijuana or varying amounts for other forms of the product based on the content of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the psychoactive element in marijuana.
Marijuana products will be sold only to those 18 or older based on a recommendation – not a prescription – from a certified physician. Under the rules to be reviewed Monday, patients also would need to obtain a patient-registration card, which would carry a $50 one-time fee for patients and a $25 one-time fee for caregivers.
Rules for cultivators were approved earlier. The state is now picking the 24 approved growers: 12 large cultivators and 12 smaller ones.
Thomas Rosenberger, executive director of the new National Cannabis Industry Association of Ohio, said the marijuana business is the "most heavily regulated industry in the world."
The new rules "bring us one step closer to getting the patients of Ohio the relief they need, and we look forward to continuing our efforts to build a successful medical-marijuana program," Rosenberger said.
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Full Article: Kid appeal a no-no for edible medical marijuana under Ohio's proposed rules - News - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH
Author: Alan Johnson
Contact: Contact - Columbus, OH - The Columbus Dispatch
Photo Credit: AP Photo
Website: The Columbus Dispatch: Local & World News, Sports & Entertainment in Columbus, OH
But they would be able to buy a 90-day supply in the form of a capsule, cream, lotion, oil, solid, transdermal patch or plant material for vaporization from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 60 dispensaries around the state.
Those are among more than 100 proposed rules for the Ohio Medical Marijuana Program to be considered Monday by the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review. The legislative oversight panel, which reviews rules proposed by state agencies, does not approve rules, but it can reject them, put them on hold or allow them to take effect without action.
Rules to be considered Monday cover most aspects of the program to allow people with any of 21 qualifying medical conditions to buy medical marijuana beginning in September 2018. The medical-marijuana law was approved by the General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. John Kasich last year.
The state is building a medical-marijuana program from the ground up, which includes the enactment of dozens of rules for the cultivation, harvesting, processing, testing and sale of products. Some of the rules have been adopted, but the majority will appear on the agenda for the rule-review committee, which will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Statehouse's McKinley Room.
Some of the specific rules address making medical marijuana – especially edible forms – unappealing to children, who can be harmed by consuming it.
Thus, the rules forbid making "any product bearing any resemblance to a cartoon character, fictional character whose target audience is children or youth, or pop-culture figure." Also banned is marijuana that looks like "a commercially available candy," as well as any product "whose shape bears the likeness ... of a realistic or fictional human, animal or fruit."
Under the proposed rules, buyers would be allowed to buy a 90-day supply, which translates to 8 ounces of medical marijuana or varying amounts for other forms of the product based on the content of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the psychoactive element in marijuana.
Marijuana products will be sold only to those 18 or older based on a recommendation – not a prescription – from a certified physician. Under the rules to be reviewed Monday, patients also would need to obtain a patient-registration card, which would carry a $50 one-time fee for patients and a $25 one-time fee for caregivers.
Rules for cultivators were approved earlier. The state is now picking the 24 approved growers: 12 large cultivators and 12 smaller ones.
Thomas Rosenberger, executive director of the new National Cannabis Industry Association of Ohio, said the marijuana business is the "most heavily regulated industry in the world."
The new rules "bring us one step closer to getting the patients of Ohio the relief they need, and we look forward to continuing our efforts to build a successful medical-marijuana program," Rosenberger said.
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Kid appeal a no-no for edible medical marijuana under Ohio's proposed rules - News - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH
Author: Alan Johnson
Contact: Contact - Columbus, OH - The Columbus Dispatch
Photo Credit: AP Photo
Website: The Columbus Dispatch: Local & World News, Sports & Entertainment in Columbus, OH
