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Shortage of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Ohio
Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Program reported more than 135,000 medical marijuana patients throughout the state this past year. This is significantly higher than the approximated value of 12,000-24,000 patients they had assumed they would have acquired over the past two years. This became a problem as many patients weren’t able to get to one of the 73 different locations, as some locations proved to be far too long a journey. Lorrie Callahan, a West Milton resident who uses medical marijuana said, “I’m thrilled beyond words because that’s saying they’re actually listening to the patients.”
Ohio looks to more than double licensed marijuana dispensaries to 130
Ohio looks to more than double licensed marijuana dispensaries to 130
Jeremy Nobile
Ohio is on track to more than double its number of medical marijuana dispensaries in a move that would increase patient access and potentially lower retail prices something Ohio s medical marijuana patients feel are too high by increasing competition.
The Ohio Board of Pharmacy, which regulates dispensaries in Ohio s Medical Marijuana Control Program, approved expanding the dispensary count by 73 at an April 19 meeting. (You can find the presentation submitted to board members in considering this action at the bottom of this story.)
State may lift the cap on the number of Ohio medical marijuana dispensaries
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
Posted Mar 10, 2021
The Forest, a medical marijuana dispensary in Sandusky, was one of the first licensed retailers to open in the state. The number of Ohio medical marijuana dispensaries could increase if the rules governing the program change. (The Forest Sandusky)
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – A state board will decide Friday whether to lift a rule that caps the number of Ohio medical marijuana dispensaries at 60.
The proposed rule change before the Ohio Board of Pharmacy doesn’t specify a new cap. Instead it allows the panel to determine the number of dispensaries after looking at the state’s population, the number of patients seeking medical marijuana and the geographic distribution of current sites, said Ali Simon, a spokeswoman for the board.