Section 3796.20 | Dispensary license.
(A)(1) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code, a licensed dispensary, including the holder of a current, valid retail dispensary license issued under this chapter before the effective date of this amendment, may do any of the following:
(a) Purchase or otherwise obtain medical marijuana and adult-use marijuana from other license holders;
(b) Dispense or sell medical marijuana in accordance with division (B) of this section;
(c) Dispense or sell adult-use marijuana in accordance with division (C) of this section;
(d) Sell paraphernalia that may be used in the administration of adult-use marijuana or medical marijuana as specified in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code;
(e) Provide delivery of medical marijuana in accordance with the rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code;
(f) Deliver, transfer, or sell medical marijuana and adult-use marijuana to other license holders.
(2) A licensed dispensary engaged in the activities authorized by this chapter shall do so respecting both medical marijuana and adult-use marijuana.
(B) When dispensing or selling medical marijuana, a licensed dispensary shall do all of the following:
(1) Dispense or sell only upon a showing of a current, valid, government-issued identification card and in accordance with a written recommendation issued by a physician holding a certificate to recommend issued by the state medical board under section 4731.30 of the Revised Code;
(2) Report to the drug database the information required by section 4729.771 of the Revised Code;
(3) Label the package containing medical marijuana with the following information:
(a) The name and address of the licensed processor and retail dispensary;
(b) The name of the patient and caregiver, if any;
(c) The name of the physician who recommended treatment with medical marijuana;
(d) The directions for use, if any, as recommended by the physician;
(e) The date on which the medical marijuana was dispensed;
(f) The quantity, strength, kind, or form of medical marijuana contained in the package.
(4) Maintain an adequate supply of medical marijuana products to meet typical patient demand for those products.
(C) When dispensing or selling adult-use marijuana to consumers, all of the following apply:
(1) A licensed dispensary shall dispense or sell adult-use marijuana only to adult-use consumers who present a current, valid, government-issued identification card demonstrating proof that the adult-use consumer is twenty-one years of age or older.
(2) No licensed dispensary shall knowingly dispense or sell more than the amount of adult-use marijuana that may be legally possessed by an adult-use consumer under section 3796.221 of the Revised Code to the same adult-use consumer in the same day.
(3) A licensed dispensary shall ensure that the label of the package containing adult-use marijuana contains all of the following information, in accordance with rules adopted by the division of cannabis control:
(a) The name and address of the licensed processor and retail dispensary;
(b) A statement that the use of adult-use marijuana by individuals under twenty-one years of age is both harmful and illegal;
(c) The quantity, strength, kind, or form of adult-use marijuana contained in the package.
(D)(1) A licensed dispensary shall use only employees who have met the training requirements established in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code.
(2) A licensed dispensary shall not make public any information it collects that identifies or would tend to identify any specific medical marijuana patient or adult-use consumer.
(3) A licensed dispensary shall prominently display both of the following:
(a) A statement that the use of adult-use or homegrown marijuana by individuals under twenty-one years of age is both harmful and illegal;
(b) Information about the addictive qualities of marijuana and the potential negative health consequences associated with its use.
Last updated January 20, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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 ]