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The Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee met on Thursday, February 8, 2017. Not all Committee Members were present. Patient Representative Ted Bibart resigned on February 2, 2018. His letter of resignation indicates his concerns that there was no opportunity for significant dialogue during the meetings, and…
The Ohio Department of Commerce is made up of several divisions, including the Division of Financial Institutions, the Division of Liquor Control, the Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing, the Division of Securities, and the Division of State Fire Marshal. These five divisions regulate…
PharmaCann Ohio LLC filed a complaint in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, challenging the constitutionality of Ohio’s medical marijuana law. The State of Ohio filed a motion, asking the Court to dismiss the lawsuit. The State raised several issues in their Motion, including the…
Graff & McGovern represented a Standardbred trainer accused by the Ohio State Racing Commission of racing a horse that exceeded the regulatory threshold of a dopamine metabolite. However, the Commission never established what the threshold was of the dopamine metabolite. Judge Laurel Beatty Blunt agreed…
Was your medical marijuana cultivator application denied. If so, you only have thirty (30) days to request a hearing and challenge this decision. The thirty day period begins the date the Notice of Intent to Deny was mailed; it does not begin the day you…
The Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee met on Thursday, December 14, 2017. The Ohio Department of Commerce addressed the media concerns of one vendor being a convicted felon and another vendor having a conflict of interest. Commerce stated the scoring process took steps to make sure…
Every application received by the Ohio Department of Commerce for a cultivator license was reviewed and given a grade. The twelve top-graded applications in each category received a provisional license. Recent articles from the Cincinnati Enquirer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Columbus Dispatch have called into…
Recently, the Ohio Casino Control Commission, located at 10 West Broad Street in Columbus, learned its rent was increased for the calendar year 2018 by 67%, from $13.75 per square foot to $23 per square foot. As a result, the Casino Commission will move to…
The Ohio Board of Pharmacy received 370 applications for the 60 medical marijuana dispensary licenses. There were 60 applications for five licenses allocated to Franklin County, 55 applications for Cuyahoga County’s five licenses, 22 applications for three licenses in Summit County, 19 applications for three…
Graff & McGovern represented a nurse accused by the Ohio Board of Nursing of being convicted of crimes involving gross immorality or moral turpitude. The Board does not define gross immorality or moral turpitude and instead makes a determination on case by case basis. In…