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The Ohio State Bar Association hosted a Medical Marijuana Rules continuing legal education course on May 2, 2017. John Izzo and Levi Tkach of Graff & McGovern attended. Speakers included Steven W. Schierholt, Executive Director, State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy; Justin Hunt, Chief Operating…
The Ohio Department of Commerce has released applications for medical marijuana cultivator licenses. A webinar will be posted on May 1, 2017 to go over the application process and instructions. The Department will accept questions via e-mail through May 5 regarding the application form and…
Ohio has seven commercial race horse tracks. Three tracks race Thoroughbred horses, as you would see in the Kentucky Derby, and four tracks race Standardbred horses, as you would see at the Little Brown Jug. In addition, there are over 60 county fairs that have…
UPDATE! JCARR cleared the rules for cultivators and other general provisions regarding the medical marijuana control program. The application process will begin in June 2017. The Department of Commerce will begin reviewing applications in July 2017. The Department of Commerce will have two sets of…
House Bill 75 (HB 75) was introduced February 21, 2017. The sponsors, Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) and Derek Merrin (R-Monclova Township), recognize that Ohio has burdensome occupational licensing requirements, and often does not recognize licenses earned and issued in another state. In general, Ohio may…
On June 8, 2016, Governor John Kasich signed Substitute House Bill 523, making Ohio the twenty-fifth state to legalize marijuana for medical use. The law allows patients to use but not smoke marijuana with a physician’s prescription. House Bill 523 addressed more than just the…
On February 17, 2017, the Ohio Department of Commerce filed the proposed cultivator rules with the Joint Committee on Rule Review. There will be a public hearing to address these rules on March 20, 2017, at the State Fire Marshal’s Office, 8895 E. Main Street,…
The Ohio Department of Commerce regulates medical marijuana cultivators, processors, and testing laboratories. The Ohio Board of Pharmacy regulates medical marijuana dispensaries and maintains a database of patients for whom medical marijuana has been recommended, as well as their caregivers. The State Medical Board of…
The Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee met on Friday, January 27, 2017. The Committee may develop and submit to the Ohio Department of Commerce, State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, and the State Medical Board of Ohio any recommendations related to the medical marijuana control program…
John Izzo of Graff & McGovern, LPA, attended the January 27, 2017, Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee Meeting. As expected, the Advisory Committee reviewed the Ohio Board of Pharmacy’s proposed rules for dispensers and the State Medical Board of Ohio’s proposed rules on certificates to recommend…