Section 3796.15 | Enforcement.
(A) The division of cannabis control and the Ohio investigative unit shall enforce this chapter, or cause it to be enforced. Subject to division (E) of section 3796.14 of the Revised Code, if the division or the unit has information that this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter has been violated, it shall investigate the matter and take any action as it considers appropriate.
(B) If the division suspends, revokes, or refuses to renew any license or registration issued under this chapter or Chapter 3780. of the Revised Code, as that chapter existed immediately before the effective date of this amendment, and determines that there is clear and convincing evidence of a danger of immediate and serious harm to any person, the division may place under seal all medical marijuana, adult-use marijuana, and homegrown marijuana owned by or in the possession, custody, or control of the affected license holder or registrant. Except as provided in this division, the division of cannabis control shall not dispose of the medical marijuana, adult-use marijuana, or homegrown marijuana sealed under this division until the license holder or registrant exhausts all of the holder's or registrant's appeal rights under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The court involved in such an appeal may order the division, during the pendency of the appeal, to sell medical marijuana or adult-use marijuana that is perishable. The division shall deposit the proceeds of the sale with the court.
Last updated March 13, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- September 8, 2016 – House Bill 523 - 131st General Assembly [ View September 8, 2016 Version ]
- October 3, 2023 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly [ View October 3, 2023 Version ]
- March 20, 2026 – Amended by Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly [ View March 20, 2026 Version ]