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Half of Ohio MMJ Patients Not Using Program

Mon / Jun 24th

Only about half of Ohio’s 42,000 medical cannabis patients have bought products from dispensaries, with most citing high costs as… Read More

Cleveland School of Cannabis Expands into Columbus

Wed / Jun 19th

The Ohio-based Cleveland School of Cannabis has expanded into Columbus, marking its first physical expansion after opening two years ago,… Read More

Cincinnati City Council Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis

Fri / Jun 14th

The Cincinnati City Council voted on Wednesday to decriminalize possession of up to 100 grams of cannabis within city limits,… Read More

Ohio Medical Cannabis Sales Top $5.8M

Mon / May 13th

Medical cannabis sales in Ohio have topped $5.8 million for the first five months since sales began in January, according… Read More

Dr. Jon Cachat: Training Future Cannabis Lab Techs

Thu / Apr 18th

Dr. Jon Cachat is the Director of Laboratory Science & Undergraduate Research at Hocking College — the first institute of… Read More

Cleveland School of Cannabis Triples Revenues

Mon / Mar 25th

Ohio’s Cleveland School of Cannabis more than tripled their revenue last year after operating with a deficit for its first… Read More

Ohio Dispensaries Now Open and Selling Cannabis

Thu / Jan 17th

The first cannabis sales in Ohio occurred Wednesday morning, according to an Ohio 10 TV report. While licenses have been issued to more… Read More

Ohio Considers Opioid Addiction as Cannabis Qualifying Condition

Thu / Jan 10th

Six new conditions — opioid addiction, autism, general anxiety, chronic anxiety, depression, and insomnia — were selected by the Ohio… Read More

Ohio’s First Dispensary Approved for Operation

Thu / Dec 13th

On Wednesday, Ohio regulators issued the state’s first certificate of operation for a medical cannabis dispensary, according to the The Cincinnati… Read More

Ohio Cannabis Patient Registry Site Now Online

Tue / Dec 4th

The online portal for registering as a medical cannabis patient in Ohio is now live and taking registrations, according to… Read More

Ohio Court: Cannabis Licensing Racial Quota Is Unconstitutional

Fri / Nov 16th

An Ohio court has ruled that the state’s “racial quota” for medical cannabis business licenses is unconstitutional, according to The… Read More

Cannabis Wins Big In 2018 Midterms

Wed / Nov 7th

During yesterday’s midterm elections, voters delivered a resounding message across the country in support of reforming cannabis laws. Michigan voters… Read More

Ohio Considers Opioid Use Disorder as Qualifying Condition for Cannabis

Wed / Nov 7th

The State Medical Board of Ohio is considering new additions to the list of conditions that qualify patients for medical… Read More

Ohio Doctors Writing Cannabis Recommendations That Can’t Be Used

Wed / Oct 31st

Due to delays in the roll-out of Ohio’s medical cannabis program, doctors there have been writing recommendations for medical cannabis… Read More

Ohio Prohibits CBD Sales Outside Dispensaries

Wed / Sep 19th

Ohio’s Pharmacy Board has clarified that non-psychoactive CBD is a controlled cannabis product under state law and as such may… Read More

Ohio Citizens Seek Decriminalization; Police Will Continue Arrests

Tue / Aug 21st

Voters in the city of Norwood, Ohio have collected enough signatures to get a cannabis decriminalization measure on the town’s… Read More

Ohio Issues Seven Provisional MMJ Processor Licenses

Mon / Aug 6th

Ohio regulators awarded seven provisional medical cannabis processor licenses last week, Cleveland.com reports. Six additional applicants could still be eligible to… Read More

Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan, A Presidential Hopeful, Calls for Federal Legalization

Tue / Jul 24th

In an op-ed piece on Friday, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) declared that “Marijuana should be legal in all 50… Read More

More Delays Plague Ohio’s Medical Cannabis Program

Fri / Jul 20th

The law establishing Ohio’s medical cannabis program mandates the program be fully operational by September 8 — hopes for meeting… Read More

Cleveland, Ohio Forms Adult-Use Cannabis Council

Tue / Jul 3rd

Cleveland, Ohio City Councilman Blaine Griffin has organized a working group on cannabis policy for the city, News 5 Cleveland reports. The… Read More

Ohio Officials Give First MMJ Cultivator Go-Ahead to Grow, License Early Testing Labs

Mon / Jul 2nd

Ohio’s first licensed, state-legal medical cannabis grow has received the go-ahead from the Ohio Department of Commerce, according to a Cleveland.com report. The certificate… Read More

Columbus, Ohio MMJ Clinics Open Without Products on Shelves

Fri / Jun 15th

Medical cannabis clinics are beginning to open their doors in Columbus, Ohio, though the industry’s medical cannabis products aren’t ready… Read More

Ohio MMJ Market Delayed, Sales Won’t Launch on Sept. 8

Thu / Jun 7th

Cannabis patients in Ohio won’t have access to medicine by the September 8 deadline for launching the program due to… Read More

Ohio Board of Pharmacy Pushes Back MMJ Dispensary Licensing Meeting

Wed / May 23rd

The rollout of Ohio’s medical cannabis industry has been potentially delayed as the state Board of Pharmacy has canceled its… Read More