Rule 1301:18-4-02 | Authorized cannabis forms and methods of administration.
(A) Pursuant to sections 3780.04 and 3796.06 of the Revised Code, and in accordance with all mandates outlined under Chapters 3780. and 3796. of the Revised Code and division 1301:18 of the Administrative Code, a cultivator or processor shall only produce the following forms and methods of administration:
(1) For adult-use cannabis, smoking, combustion, or vaporization:
(a) Seeds;
(b) Live plants;
(c) Clones;
(d) Plant material; and
(e) Cannabis extracts.
(2) For medical cannabis, vaporization:
(a) Seeds;
(b) Live plants;
(c) Clones;
(d) Plant material; and
(e) Cannabis extracts.
(3) Oral administration:
(a) Capsules;
(b) Pills;
(c) Tablets;
(d) Drops;
(e) Oils;
(f) Edibles; and
(g) Cannabis beverages.
(4) Topical administration:
(a) Salves;
(b) Ointments;
(c) Lotions or similar cosmetic products; and
(d) Topical sprays.
(5) Transdermal administration, patches.
(6) Inhalation, inhalers.
(7) Sublingual or oromucosal:
(a) Lozenges;
(b) Oral pouches;
(c) Oral strips;
(d) Oral sprays; and
(e) Tinctures.
(8) Rectal, suppositories.
(B) The following limitations apply for medical cannabis:
(1) The smoking or combustion of medical cannabis is prohibited.
(2) Vaporization is not an authorized method of administration for registered patients under the age of eighteen.
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