Cannabis Law & Policy

Legal trends and analysis of the growing cannabis industry

Dec 06, 2018

Ohio Launches Medical Marijuana Patient and Caregiver Registry

Ohio has taken a major step toward full implementation of the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program by officially opening enrollment for qualifying individuals to register as patients or caregivers. On December 3, 2018, Ohio launched the medical marijuana registry for use by participating physicians. Physicians with state approval to recommend medical marijuana first enter patient and caregiver information into the [...]

Walter (Chad) Blackham

Nov 27, 2018

Delays Dog Ohio Medical Marijuana Regime, but Program Pushes Forward Full Steam Ahead

Over the past two years Ohio legislators have undertaken rapid efforts to mobilize a comprehensive regulatory regime to tackle the issue of medical marijuana. The goal was to draw upon the best aspects of other states’ systems while avoiding their errors, and establish a unique “seed to stem” tracking system providing for complete accountability and oversight of the entire marijuana [...]