Ohio medical marijuana plan: 15 large grow sites plus unlimited smaller cultivators

A national group’s campaign to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio would allow up to 15 large-scale grow sites and an unlimited number of smaller-scale growers.

Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, a campaign committee formed by the Marijuana Policy Project, announced the new ballot language Tuesday, with hopes of putting the constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot.

If approved – and polling has shown support for medical marijuana after an effort to completely legalize marijuana failed last year – entrepreneurs will have a variety of ways to profit.

Five types of business licenses would be available, from growers who cultivate the plant through retail dispensaries that sell marijuana to doctor-approved patients or caregivers.

It would take some time to get any business off the ground, though. A newly formed Medical Marijuana Control Division would first accept applications for large growers, manufacturers and testing facilities starting in August 2017. Retail dispensaries...

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