Ohio Revised Code Search
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Section 3796.16 | Reciprocity agreements.
...ment with any other state under which a medical marijuana registry identification card or equivalent authorization that is issued by the other state is recognized in this state, if the division determines that both of the following apply: (a) The eligibility requirements imposed by the other state for that authorization are substantially comparable to the eligibility requirements for a patient or caregiver registr... |
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Section 3796.17 | Toll-free telephone line.
...ssionals regarding adverse reactions to medical marijuana and to provide information about available services and assistance. The division may contract with a separate entity to establish and maintain the telephone line on behalf of the division. |
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Section 3796.18 | Cultivator license.
...either of the following: (1) Cultivate medical marijuana; (2) Deliver or sell medical marijuana to one or more licensed processors. (B) A cultivator license holder shall not cultivate medical marijuana for personal, family, or household use or on any public land, including a state park as defined in section 154.01 of the Revised Code. |
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Section 3796.19 | Processor license.
... do any of the following: (1) Obtain medical marijuana from one or more licensed cultivators; (2) Subject to division (B) of this section, process medical marijuana obtained from one or more licensed cultivators into a form described in section 3796.06 of the Revised Code; (3) Deliver or sell processed medical marijuana to one or more licensed retail dispensaries. (B) When processing medical marijuana, a ... |
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Section 3796.20 | Dispensary license.
...do both of the following: (1) Obtain medical marijuana from one or more processors; (2) Dispense or sell medical marijuana in accordance with division (B) of this section. (B) When dispensing or selling medical marijuana, a licensed retail dispensary shall do all of the following: (1) Dispense or sell only upon a showing of a current, valid identification card and in accordance with a written recommendati... |
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Section 3796.21 | Rights of current laboratory license holders.
...y do both of the following: (1) Obtain medical marijuana from one or more cultivators, processors, and retail dispensaries licensed under this chapter; (2) Conduct medical marijuana testing in the manner specified in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code. (B) When testing medical marijuana, a licensed laboratory shall do both of the following: (1) Test the marijuana for potency, homogeneity, and... |
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Section 3796.22 | Rights of registered patient.
...gistered under this chapter who obtains medical marijuana from a retail dispensary licensed under this chapter may do both of the following: (1) Use medical marijuana; (2) Possess medical marijuana, subject to division (B) of this section; (3) Possess any paraphernalia or accessories specified in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code. (B) The amount of medical marijuana possessed by a re... |
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Section 3796.221
...(A) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code, an adult-use consumer who obtains adult-use marijuana from a licensed dispensary may do all of the following: (1) Use adult-use marijuana; (2) Possess adult-use marijuana, subject to division (B) of this section; (3) Possess any paraphernalia or accessories that may be used in the administration of adult-use marijuana as specified in rules adopt... |
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Section 3796.23 | Rights of caregiver.
...gistered under this chapter who obtains medical marijuana from a retail dispensary licensed under this chapter may do both of the following: (1) Possess medical marijuana on behalf of a registered patient under the caregiver's care, subject to division (B) of this section; (2) Assist a registered patient under the caregiver's care in the use or administration of medical marijuana; (3) Possess any paraphernal... |
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Section 3796.24 | Liability.
...l or occupational activities related to medical marijuana. (B) Unless there is clear and convincing evidence that a child is unsafe, the use, possession, or administration of medical marijuana in accordance with this chapter shall not be the sole or primary basis for any of the following: (1) An adjudication under section 2151.28 of the Revised Code determining that a child is an abused, neglected, or dependent chi... |
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Section 3796.27 | Financial institutions.
...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Financial institution" means any of the following: (a) Any bank, trust company, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union or any affiliate, agent, or employee of a bank, trust company, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union; (b) Any money transmitter licensed under sections 1315.01 to 1315.18 of the Revised Code or any affiliate, agent,... |
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Section 3796.28 | Rights of employer.
...e's use, possession, or distribution of medical marijuana; (2) Prohibits an employer from refusing to hire, discharging, disciplining, or otherwise taking an adverse employment action against a person with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of that person's use, possession, or distribution of medical marijuana; (3) Prohibits an employer from establishing and enforcing ... |
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Section 3796.29 | Limitations on number of cultivators, processors, or retail dispensaries by localities.
...nducted at a state university, academic medical center, or private research and development organization as part of a research protocol approved by an institutional review board or equivalent entity. |
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Section 3796.30 | Activities prohibited near schools, churches, libraries, playgrounds or parks.
...ded in division (B) of this section, no medical marijuana cultivator, processor, retail dispensary, or laboratory that tests medical marijuana shall be located within five hundred feet of the boundaries of a parcel of real estate having situated on it a school, church, public library, public playground, or public park. If the relocation of a cultivator, processor, retail dispensary, or laboratory licensed under th... |
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Section 3796.31 | Prohibition on local taxes, fees.
...Except as otherwise authorized in the Revised Code, no political subdivision shall levy any tax or fee on cultivators, processors, or dispensaries that is based on those businesses' gross receipts or that is the same as or similar to any tax or fee imposed by the state. |
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Section 3796.32
...that are false, misleading, targeted to minors, attractive to minors, promote excessive use, promote illegal activity, are obscene or indecent, contain depictions of marijuana use, or promote marijuana as an intoxicant. (B) Any rules the division adopts regulating the advertisement of adult-use marijuana shall be at least as stringent as the most stringent federal or state laws or rules governing the advertisement ... |
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Section 3796.33
...(A) As used in this section, "equivalent license" means: (1) In the case of an adult-use cultivator, a cultivator license of the same level issued under section 3796.09 of the Revised Code to engage in the activities authorized by section 3796.18 of the Revised Code; (2) In the case of an adult-use processor, a processor license issued under section 3796.09 of the Revised Code to engage in the activities authoriz... |
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Section 3796.34 | [Former R.C. 3780.37, amended and renumbered by S.B. 56, 136th General Assembly, effective 3/20/2026] Drug misuse prevention, education, and public awareness.
... of cannabis and related drug use among minors; (2) Disseminating educational resources regarding the risks associated with cannabis and related drug use during pregnancy; (3) Conducting campaigns to inform the public about the dangers and legal consequences of driving under the influence of cannabis and related drugs; (4) Collaborating with employers and industry groups to develop and distribute evidence-based... |
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Section 3796.40 | Excise tax on sale of adult-use marijuana..
...juana other than adult-use marijuana or medical marijuana to a consumer. That tax equals ten per cent of the price of such marijuana, and the consumer and vendor are liable for any amounts, including tax, interest, and penalties, imposed under this section and chapter in the same manner as vendors subject to the tax imposed under division (B) of this section. (E) All amounts collected from a tax levied under this s... |
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Section 3796.99 | Penalty.
...(A)(1) Whoever violates division (C)(2) of section 3796.06 of the Revised Code as an operator of the vehicle, streetcar, trackless trolley, watercraft, or aircraft is subject to section 1547.11, 4511.19, 4511.194, or 4561.15 of the Revised Code, as applicable. (2) Whoever violates division (C)(2) of section 3796.06 of the Revised Code as a passenger of a vehicle, streetcar, trackless trolley, watercraft, or aircraf... |
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Section 3961.01 | Discount medical plans definitions.
... of the Revised Code: (A)(1) "Discount medical plan" means a business arrangement or contract in which a person, in exchange for fees, dues, charges, or other consideration, offers access to members to providers of medical services and the right to receive discounted medical services from those providers. (2) "Discount medical plan" does not include any of the following: (a) A plan that does not require a membersh... |
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Section 3961.02 | Provider agreement required for discounted medical services.
...(A) A discount medical plan organization shall not offer to members, or advertise to prospective members, discounted medical services unless the services are offered pursuant to a provider agreement. A discount medical plan organization may enter into a provider agreement directly with a provider, indirectly through a provider network to which a provider belongs, or through another discount medical plan organization ... |
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Section 3961.03 | Written agreement with marketer required.
...(A) Prior to a discount medical plan organization allowing a marketer to market, promote, sell, or distribute a discount medical plan, the organization shall enter into a written agreement with the marketer. This agreement shall prohibit the marketer from using or issuing any advertising, marketing materials, brochures, or discount medical cards without the organization's written approval. (B) A discount medical pla... |
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Section 3961.04 | Required disclosures in information supplied to public.
...(A) A discount medical plan organization or marketer shall disclose all of the following information in writing in not less than twelve-point type on the first content page of any advertisements, marketing materials, or brochures made available to the public relating to a discount medical plan and with any enrollment forms: (1) A statement that the discount medical plan is not insurance; (2) A statement that... |
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Section 3961.05 | Prohibited conduct.
...A discount medical plan organization shall not do any of the following: (A) Except when otherwise permitted in sections 3961.01 to 3961.09 of the Revised Code, as a disclaimer of any relationship between discount medical plan benefits and insurance, or in a description of an insurance product connected with a discount medical plan, use the term "insurance" in the organization's advertisements, marketing material, br... |