Ohio Revised Code Search
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Section 3796.21 | Rights of current laboratory license holders.
...(A) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code, a licensed laboratory, including the holder of a current, valid laboratory license issued under this chapter before the effective date of this amendment, shall do both of the following: (1) Obtain medical marijuana and adult-use marijuana from one or more licensed cultivators, licensed processors, and licensed dispensaries; (2) Conduct testing in ... |
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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 licensed dispensary in accordance with this chapter may do all of the following: (1) Use medical marijuana; (2) Possess medical marijuana, subject to division (B) of this section; (3) Possess any paraphernalia or accessories that may be used in the administration of ... |
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Section 3796.221 | Rights of adult-use users.
...(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 licensed dispensary may do any 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 administratio... |
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Section 3796.24 | Liability.
... for disqualifying an individual from a public benefit program administered by any state or local authority, or for otherwise denying an individual a public benefit administered by the state or any local government. (H) This chapter does not do any of the following: (1) Require a physician to recommend that a patient use medical marijuana to treat a qualifying medical condition; (2) Permit the use, possession, ... |
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Section 3796.27 | Financial institutions.
...149.43 of the Revised Code or any other public records law to the contrary, upon the request of a financial institution, the division of marijuana control shall provide to the financial institution all of the following information: (a) Whether a person with whom the financial institution is seeking to do business is a license holder; (b) The name of any other business or individual affiliated with the person; ... |
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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 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,... |
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Section 3796.29 | Limitations on number of cultivators, processors, or retail dispensaries by localities.
...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation or a board of township trustees may adopt an ordinance or a resolution, to prohibit, or limit the number of, licensed cultivators, licensed processors, or licensed dispensaries within the municipal corporation or within the unincorporated territory of the township, respectively. (B) The legislative... |
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Section 3796.30 | Activities prohibited near schools, churches, libraries, playgrounds or parks.
...having situated on it a school, church, public library, public playground, or public park. (B) If a request for relocation of a facility of a licensed cultivator, licensed processor, licensed dispensary, or licensed laboratory would result in the facility being 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... |
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Section 3796.31 | Prohibition on local taxes, fees.
...Except as otherwise authorized in the Revised Code, no political subdivision shall do either of the following: (A) Levy any tax or fee on license holders that is based on the license holder's businesses' gross receipts or that is the same as or similar to any tax or fee imposed by the state; (B) Levy any tax, fee, or charge on license holders or license holders' property that is not generally charged on other b... |
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Section 3796.32 | Advertisement and marketing.
...having situated on it a school, church, public library, public playground, or public park. (2) Division (F)(1) of this section does not apply to signage on the facility of a license holder. (G)(1) No person shall advertise medical or adult-use marijuana using names, logos, signs, or materials that have not been submitted to, and approved by, the division in accordance with rules adopted under this section. (2) ... |
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Section 3796.33 | Equivalent licenses.
...(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.
...) of this section applies regarding any public or private residential premises, including, but not limited to, a private residence, a multi-unit residential facility, a halfway house, a homeless shelter, or any other type of residential premises. (C) A sheriff may attempt to confirm that a registrant who registers a residence address, provides notice of a change of any residence address, or verifies a current reside... |
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Section 3797.06 | Notice to be provided to neighbors of registrant - hearing.
...f. (2) The executive director of the public children services agency that has jurisdiction within the specified geographical notification area and that is located within the county served by the sheriff; (3) The superintendent of each board of education of a school district that has schools within the specified geographical notification area and that is located within the county served by the sheriff; (4) Th... |
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Section 3797.07 | Attorney general to prescribe forms.
...(A) The attorney general shall prescribe forms to be used for registration, notice of intent to reside, and verification of current address under sections 3797.02, 3797.03, and 3797.04 of the Revised Code. The forms shall comply with the following: (1) The registration form to be used under section 3797.02 of the Revised Code shall include the registrant's name, the registrant's current residence and employment addr... |
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Section 3797.08 | Attorney general to adopt rules - internet civil registry.
...nt was entered. The registry shall be a public record open for inspection under section 149.43 of the Revised Code, and it shall be searchable by registrant name, by county, by zip code, and by school district. The registry shall provide a link to the web site of each sheriff of a county who has established and operates on the internet a database that contains information for registrants who register in that county p... |
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Section 3797.09 | Materials supplied by registrants are public records.
... the possession of a county sheriff are public records open to public inspection under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. |
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Section 3797.10 | Failure to comply - civil penalty.
...(A) No registrant who is required to register pursuant to section 3797.02 of the Revised Code, send a sheriff a written notice of a new residence or employment address or of an intent to reside in a county pursuant to section 3797.03 of the Revised Code, or verify a current address pursuant to section 3797.05 of the Revised Code shall fail to register, send the notice, or verify the address as required by those secti... |