Rule 1301:18-10-03 | Patient and Caregiver General Requirements.
(A) No patient under eighteen years of age shall purchase medical cannabis.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision, patients and caregivers shall purchase, possess, and maintain medical cannabis in an amount, form, and manner consistent with any instructions or limitations as determined by the recommending physician.
(C) Unless otherwise limited pursuant to paragraph (B) of this rule, a patient shall not purchase, possess, or maintain more than the following amount of cannabis 2.5 ounces of medical cannabis plant material and cannabis products with a total THC content of fifteen thousand mg at any time except as follows:
(1) When transporting medical cannabis from a dispensary to their primary residence with the associated proof of purchase or receipt from the dispensary:
(a) 10 ounces of plant material; and
(b) Cannabis products with a total THC content of sixty thousand mg
(2) At their primary residence, not more than a ninety-day supply of medical cannabis within a ninety-day period.
A patient's ninety-day recommendation is divided into two forty-five-day fill periods, except that the first fill period of a patient's new recommendation shall be forty-six days.
(D) A caregiver shall not purchase, possess, or maintain more than 2.5 ounces of medical cannabis plant material and cannabis products with a total THC content of fifteen thousand mg at any time.
(E) All medical cannabis shall be maintained as follows:
(1) In a secure location to prevent theft, loss, access by unauthorized individuals; and
(2) In the original package intended for direct customer sale with an unaltered dispensary label in accordance with rule 1301:18-8-09 of the Administrative Code until administered to or by a patient.
(F) Patients and caregivers are precluded from engaging in the following activities:
(1) Operating a vehicle, streetcar, trackless trolley, watercraft, or aircraft under the influence of medical cannabis;
(2) Possessing or administering medical cannabis on federal property or in federal buildings, or at any public or private place where medical cannabis is prohibited;
(3) Using or maintaining medical cannabis in a manner that puts others at risk;
(4) Transferring, selling, or distributing medical cannabis to any other person, with or without renumeration.
Last updated March 24, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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