Ohio relaxes restrictions on medical marijuana purchases
Ohio is simplifying limits on medical marijuana purchases after patient complaints that restrictions prevented them from buying the medicine they need when they need it. Patients will still be limited to a “90-day supply” of medical marijuana – that’s in state law. But restrictions that cut off many patients before... Read more
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, March was Ohio’s busiest month yet for marijuana sales
Ohioans purchased more marijuana in March than any month since the state saw its first legal medical sales in January 2019, according to an analysis of state sales data. Average weekly sales in Ohio for the first two months of the year stood at about $2.56 million. Average weekly... Read more
Michael Mills (Left) and Trip Hoffman (Right) Exclusive Interview with Body and Mind President and Interim CEO Michael Mills and Body and Mind COO Trip Hoffman Multi-state operator Body and Mind (CSE: BAMM) (OTCQB: BMMJ) started as a private company serving the Nevada medical market five years ago. Now,... Read more
Medical marijuana dispensaries in Ohio have been given the option of providing curbside pickup of cannabis products for their patients in an effort to help control the spread of the coronavirus. The temporary permission to complete medical marijuana purchases outside dispensaries was announced on Friday in a bulletin from... Read more
Regulators in New York, California, and Ohio have determined that cannabis dispensaries are essential businesses, allowing them to remain open during mandatory closures enacted to help contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The decisions to permit marijuana retailers follow similar moves by government officials in other states struggling... Read more
The effort to get a constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana for adults on Ohio’s ballot this year hit a snag on Tuesday, with the state’s Republican attorney general rejecting the summary language proposed by the group backing the measure. Dave Yost, who became AG last year, wrote to advocates... Read more
Ohio medical marijuana: Purchase limit changes considered after patient complaints
Patients in Ohio’s medical marijuana program have long complained about the complicated way the state calculates how much marijuana they can buy in a 90-day period. That could soon change. The Ohio Board of Pharmacy is reviewing the “90-day supply” after receiving more than 50 public comments about how... Read more
The Buckeye State is getting closer to becoming a hemp state. As of noon on Tuesday, Ohio’s Department of Agriculture began accepting applications for licenses from would-be growers and processors to cultivate hemp during this year’s growing season.  Advertisement The application window follows last year’s legislation passed by Ohio... Read more
Ohio recreational marijuana plan would give tax revenue to criminal justice, local governments
Advocates for recreational marijuana submitted paperwork for a constitutional amendment Monday, which would allow people age 21 and over to possess the plant without criminal penalties and for the state to regulate cannabis like alcohol. The group said in a statement they’re aiming to get on the November ballot.... Read more
A group of Ohio medical marijuana growers are at the center of a new coalition that’s launching a campaign to get recreational legalization on the ballot this November. By the end of the week, the Ohio marijuana business owners will file petitions with the state attorney general’s office to... Read more
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