Ohio Revised Code Search

...ion of cannabis control, shall not make public any information reported to or collected by the division of cannabis control under this section that identifies or would tend to identify any adult use consumer.

...149.43 of the Revised Code or any other public records law to the contrary or any law relating to the confidentiality of tax return information, upon the request of the division of cannabis control, the department of taxation shall provide to the division of cannabis control all of the following information: (a) Whether an applicant for license or licensee under this chapter follows the applicable tax laws of this...

... academic medical center, or private or public research and development organization as part of a research protocol approved by an institutional review board or equivalent entity, or any other entity as approved by the division of cannabis control. (C) Upon a level I cultivator or level II cultivator with a certificate of operation, or the same owners of the level I or level II cultivator, receiving a license from...

...equest made under this section is not a public record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not be made available to any person other than the following: (1) The person who is the subject of the criminal records check or the person's representative; (2) The staff of the division of cannabis control and the director; and (3) A court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual invol...

...Location of adult use cannabis operators. (A) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 3796 of the Revised Code or Chapter 3796 of the Administrative Code, an adult use cannabis operator and an adult use testing laboratory licensed under this chapter shall conduct business under their license at the same location where the adult use cannabis operator or adult use testing laboratory, or the same owners of the adult ...

...Adult use cannabis operator and adult use testing laboratory licenses. (A) No person shall operate as an adult use cannabis operator or adult use testing laboratory without a license issued pursuant to this chapter. (B) The following licenses shall be issued by the division of cannabis control within nine months of December 7, 2023, if the license applicant is in compliance with section 3780.11 of the Revised C...

...Application requirements for adult use cannabis operators and adult use testing laboratories. (A) An adult use cannabis operator and adult use testing laboratory license applicant authorized to file an application may file an application for licensure with the division of cannabis control. Each application shall be submitted in accordance with rules adopted under section 3780.03 of the Revised Code and in conformi...

...Level I and level II adult use 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 and valid level I or level II adult use cultivator license issued under this chapter may do either of the following: (1) Cultivate adult use cannabis; (2) Distribute, transfer, and sell adult use cannabis to other adu...

...Level III adult use 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 and valid level III adult use cultivator license issued under this chapter may do any of the following: (1) Cultivate adult use cannabis; (2) Distribute, transfer, and sell adult use cannabis to other adult use cannabis operato...

...Adult use processor license. (A) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code, the holder of a current and valid adult use processor license issued under this chapter may do any of the following: (1) Obtain cannabis from adult use cannabis operators; (2) Subject to the rules adopted pursuant to this section, process adult use cannabis obtained from adult use cannabis operators into a form autho...

...Adult use dispensary license. (A) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code, the holder of a current and valid adult use dispensary license issued under this chapter may do the following: (1) Obtain adult use cannabis from adult use processors, adult use cultivators, level III adult use cultivators, and other adult use dispensaries; (2) Distribute, transfer, or sell adult use cannabis to ...

...Adult use testing laboratory license. (A) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code, the holder of a current and valid adult use testing laboratory license issued under this chapter may do both of the following: (1) Obtain adult use cannabis from one or more adult use cannabis operators licensed under this chapter for testing purposes only; and (2) Conduct cannabis testing, research and oper...

...Licensure of individuals. (A) The division of cannabis control may issue a license to an individual applicant required to be licensed related to an adult use cannabis operator or adult use testing laboratory after it has determined that the applicant is eligible for a license under rules adopted by the division of cannabis control and after the applicant has paid any applicable fees. (B) To be eligible for a lice...

...Operations. (A) Adult use cannabis operators and adult use testing laboratories shall adopt operating procedures and comply with operation requirements required by rules under 3780.03 of the Revised Code, which include, but are not limited to, the following as applicable: (1) Quality assurance; (2) Package and labeling; (3) Waste disposal; (4) Inventory control and storage; (5) Monitoring, surveilla...

...Advertising. (A) The division of cannabis control may adopt rules regulating advertisements of license holders to prevent advertisements that are false, misleading, targeted to minors, promote excessive use, or that promote illegal activity. (B) Rules adopted by the division of cannabis control pursuant to section (A) of this chapter shall not require preapproval and shall not overly burden the legitimate comme...

...(A) Terms used in this section have the same meanings as in section 5739.01 of the Revised Code. As used in this section, "adult use marijuana" means marijuana that is cultivated, processed, dispensed, or tested for, or possessed or used by, an adult use consumer, in accordance with this chapter. (B) For the purpose of funding the needs of the state and providing funding for dispensary host communities, an excise t...

...Tax administration and enforcement. The tax commissioner shall administer and enforce section 3780.22 of the Revised Code. In addition to any other powers conferred upon the tax commissioner by law, the tax commissioner may: (A) Prescribe all forms that are required to be filed under section 3780.22 of the Revised Code; (B) Adopt rules that are necessary and proper to carry out section 3780.22 of the Revised ...

...Local authority regarding adult use cannabis operators. (A) The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may adopt an ordinance, or a board of township trustees may adopt a resolution, by majority vote to prohibit, or limit the number of adult use cannabis operators permitted under this chapter within the municipal corporation or within the unincorporated territory of the township, respectively. (B) Notw...

...of cannabis control determines that the public interest is adequately served by a notice or warning to the alleged offender.

...Enforcement by the attorney general. (A) Upon receiving a written request from the division of cannabis control, the Ohio attorney general may bring a cause of action to restrain a violation of this chapter. Such an action is a civil action, governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure. (B) The court of common pleas of Franklin county shall give any claim filed under division (A) of this section priority over all oth...

...Enforcement of chapter. (A) If the division of cannabis control fails to adopt rules necessary to initially implement this chapter within nine months of the effective date of this chapter or fails to begin accepting license applications within six months of the effective date of this chapter as provided in section 3780.11 of the Revised Code, any citizen of the state of Ohio may commence an action in the court of c...

...visible by normal unaided vision from a public space. (2) Processing by manual or mechanical means adult use cannabis cultivated or grown in accordance with this section; or (3) Transferring up to six cannabis plants to an adult use consumer as long as the transfer is without remuneration and not advertised or promoted to the public. (B) An adult use consumer may store at their primary residence adult use ca...

... services shall establish, operate, and publicize an in-state, toll-free telephone number Ohio residents may call to obtain basic information about addiction services available to consumers, and options for an addicted consumer to obtain help. The telephone number shall be staffed twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week in order to respond to inquiries and provide that information. (C) The director shall supp...

...te agency or political subdivision as a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code: (1) Social security numbers, passport numbers, or federal tax identification numbers; (2) Home addresses and telephone numbers; (3) Birth certificates; (4) Driver's license numbers; (5) Dates of birth; (6) Places of birth; (7) The personal financial information and records, including tax returns and in...

...Venue for court actions. (A) Any action asserting that this chapter, any portion of this chapter, or any rule adopted thereunder, violates any provision of the Ohio Constitution or federal law shall be brought in the court of common pleas of Franklin county within ninety days after the effective date of the enactment of this chapter or within ninety days after the effective date of any rule adopted pursuant to this...