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Proposed Ohio Medical Marijuana Rules Allows 40 Dispensaries Statewide


Ohio's medical marijuana program is coming into focus with rules now proposed for cultivators who grow it, doctors who recommend it for patients, and dispensaries that sell it.

The latest development came Thursday when the Ohio Board of Pharmacy recommended that 40 dispensaries be scattered around the state to sell medical marijuana to qualifying patients. That number is far fewer than the 1,150 dispensaries proposed in a medical-marijuana ballot issue defeated by Ohio voters in 2015.

A second set of state rules rolled out Thursday details how Ohio physicians can recommend but not prescribe medical marijuana for patients.

Finally, a previous set of rules was revised to increase both the number of marijuana cultivators permitted to grow pot and the amount of space dedicated to growing it.

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