COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — Recreational cannabis could be up for sale in Ohio sooner than anticipated, after new dispensary licensing rules were approved by a state review committee.
The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review on Monday finished its review of rules allowing existing medical marijuana dispensaries to obtain a dual-use license allowing them to also sell non-medical cannabis as early as mid-June.
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There’s just one more step: The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control may file the rules as early as May 27. The division can then begin accepting license applications ahead of a June 7 deadline set out in the state’s new legal cannabis statute, according to a news release from the office of House Rep. Jamie Callender of Concord, R-57th.
“Thank you to the members of the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review for their thoughtful consideration of the rule package proposed by the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control,” Tom Haren, spokesperson for the Ohio Cannabis Coalition, is quoted in a news release. “OHCANN and our members look forward to continuing to work with Rep. Callender, the Committee, and the Division to develop a safe