Ohio Officials Find Additional Flaw with Medical Marijuana Grower Scoring

The state auditor's office has found another error in the state's medical marijuana grower program.

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U.S. News & World Report

May 1, 2018

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state auditor's office has found another problem with how regulators selected grower applicants for Ohio's medical marijuana program.

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Cleveland.com reports Ohio Clean Leaf LLC was marked "no" on security portions of two applications, but it received either full credit or three points instead of one.

Chief Deputy Auditor Robert Hinkle said the discrepancies in scoring should have disqualified the company.

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