Ohio Revised Code Search
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Section 3796.16 | Reciprocity agreements.
...(A)(1) The division of marijuana control shall attempt in good faith to negotiate and enter into a reciprocity agreement 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 fo... |
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Section 3796.17 | Toll-free telephone line.
...nquiries from patients, caregivers, and health professionals 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.
...(A) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code and except as provided in division (B) of this section, the holder of a current, valid cultivator license issued under this chapter may do 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 person... |
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Section 3796.19 | Processor license.
...(A) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code, the holder of a current, valid processor license issued under this chapter may 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 C... |
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Section 3796.20 | Dispensary license.
...(A) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code, the holder of a current, valid retail dispensary license issued under this chapter, or previously issued by the state board of pharmacy, may 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 ... |
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Section 3796.21 | Rights of current laboratory license holders.
...(A) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code, the holder of a current, valid laboratory license issued under this chapter may 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.... |
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Section 3796.22 | Rights of registered patient.
...(A) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code, a patient registered 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 3796.0... |
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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.
...(A) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code, a caregiver registered 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 ... |
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Section 3796.24 | Liability.
...(A) The holder of a license, as defined in section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, is not subject to professional disciplinary action solely for engaging in professional 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 prim... |
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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.
...(A) Nothing in this chapter does any of the following: (1) Requires an employer to permit or accommodate an employee'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'... |
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Section 3796.29 | Limitations on number of cultivators, processors, or retail dispensaries by localities.
...The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may adopt an ordinance, or a board of township trustees may adopt a resolution, to prohibit, or limit the number of, cultivators, processors, or retail dispensaries licensed under this chapter within the municipal corporation or within the unincorporated territory of the township, respectively. This section does not authorize the legislative authority of a municip... |
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Section 3796.30 | Activities prohibited near schools, churches, libraries, playgrounds or parks.
...(A) Except as provided 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 laborator... |
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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
...ggests that adult-use marijuana has any health or therapeutic benefits. (F)(1) Subject to division (F)(2) of this section, no person shall place or maintain, or cause to be placed or maintained, an advertisement for medical or adult-use marijuana 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. (2) Divi... |
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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.
...ence-based information on the potential health effects 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 in... |
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Section 3796.40 | Excise tax on sale of adult-use marijuana..
...(A) Terms used in this section have the same meanings as in section 5739.01 of the Revised Code. (B) For the purpose of funding the needs of the state and local governments that host adult-use marijuana dispensaries, an excise tax is levied on the retail sale of adult-use marijuana. The rate of the tax shall equal ten per cent of the price of adult-use marijuana and is in addition to taxes levied under Chapters 573... |
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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 3797.01 | Childhood sexual abuse registration and community notification definitions.
...As used in sections 3797.01 to 3797.12 of the Revised Code: (A) "Aggrieved person" means the individual to whom the registrant would have been liable for assault or battery based on childhood sexual abuse, as defined in section 2305.111 of the Revised Code, but for the expiration of the limitation period under that section. (B) "Employed" means employed for more than fourteen days or for an aggregate of thirty da... |
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Section 3797.02 | Personal registration required in counties of residence and employment.
...(A)(1) A registrant shall register personally with the sheriff of the county in which the registrant resides and with the sheriff of any county in which the registrant is employed. (2) A registrant who is registered in one or more counties and who establishes a new residence or place of employment in a county in which the registrant is not registered shall register personally with the sheriff of the county in which ... |
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Section 3797.03 | Notice of change in residence or employment required.
...(A) A registrant who establishes a new residence or place of employment within a county in which the registrant is registered shall promptly send the sheriff written notice of the address of the new residence or place of employment. (B) A registrant who intends to reside in a county other than the one in which the registrant has registered a residence address shall send the sheriff of the county in which the registr... |
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Section 3797.04 | Annual verification of residence and employment address.
...(A) A registrant shall verify the registrant's current residence address and employment address on each anniversary of the registrant's initial registration date by personally appearing before the sheriff of the county in which the registrant is registered not earlier than ten days before the anniversary date and not later than the anniversary date and completing and signing a copy of a verification form provided by ... |
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Section 3797.05 | Confirmation of registered residence address by premises owner.
...(A) If a registrant registers a residence address, provides notice of a change of any residence address, or verifies a current residence address pursuant to section 3797.02, 3797.03, or 3797.04 of the Revised Code, all of the following apply: (1) At any time after the registration, provision of the notice, or verification, the sheriff with whom the registrant so registered or to whom the registrant so provided the n... |