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  1. Ron Strider

    OH: Which Local Cities, Villages Could Grow Medical Marijuana

    Five political subdivisions within the Register's coverage area are among the approximate 100 possible statewide locations where medical marijuana could legally be grown from by next year. The Ohio Department of Commerce recently released the businesses interested in overseeing a cultivation...
  2. Ron Strider

    NEO Firm Hopes To Ease Ohio's Marijuana 'Stigma'

    Nelsonville's Hocking College recently unveiled intentions to develop a cannabis research lab and related programs alongside a coming bid to do required testing of the state's coming medical marijuana supply, bucking a trend of other Ohio universities shying away from the opportunity. But if...
  3. Ron Strider

    Major Roadblock To Medical Marijuana In Ohio Solved? College To Test Cannabis

    Without a public college or university to test medical marijuana, no one would be purchasing the drug anytime soon. Other states allow private laboratories to test marijuana's properties before it is sold, but Ohio's law put a one-year moratorium on private testers in favor of colleges. Many...
  4. Ron Strider

    Ohio Changes Medical Marijuana Dispensary Distribution: Lake, Geauga And Portage

    Lake, Geauga and Portage counties will have two medical marijuana dispensaries among them, according to updated maps released Friday by the Ohio Pharmacy Board. That's one more than the counties were originally supposed to get under the Pharmacy Board's initial proposal in July. Northeastern...
  5. Ron Strider

    Ohio State Highway Patrol Confiscates $60,000 In Marijuana From Car

    What began as a routine traffic stop for improper signaling on the Ohio Turnpike, led to one of the larger recent drug busts in Summit County. When Ohio State Highway Patrol first approached the pulled-over Chevy Impala, troopers caught a highly-concentrated whiff of marijuana. And while...
  6. Ron Strider

    OH: Medical Marijuana Licenses Won't Be Issued Until November, Stalling First Crop

    Thanks to relatively new medical marijuana laws, Ohio plans to issue 24 cultivator licenses across the state (half for small growers and half for larger ones). So far the Ohio Department of Commerce has received 185 applications for licenses, but they likely won't distribute them until November...
  7. Ron Strider

    Ohio College Agrees To Run Medical Marijuana Lab, Company Says

    At least one Ohio public college is willing to test medical marijuana for quality purposes, a company recently announced in an effort to snuff concerns that a lack of labs could delay the entire program. CCV Research would not name the college, but announced that it meets the requirements in...
  8. Ron Strider

    OH: Testing Of Medical Marijuana Hits Roadblock

    Ohio is moving ahead with rules for growing, processing and selling medical marijuana, but the job of testing the product for public consumption remains up in the air. The state law, which went into affect last September, requires an Ohio college or university to test marijuana for "potency...
  9. darkgemini

    Darkgemini's Outdoor Bagseed Guerilla Grow 2017

    Hi everyone. This is my first journal, but by far not my first grow. I grow a bit every year, but i decided to share this particular patch this year, just because it was so unconventional. This patch went through hell, but is actually exceeding my expectations by a lot. As of this post we are in...
  10. Ron Strider

    Multi-State Companies Major Players In Ohio's Budding Medical Pot Trade

    The list of companies wanting to break into Ohio's budding medical marijuana business includes major players on the national and international stage with experience and access to financing that gives them an edge, according to industry experts and insiders. The only details state officials...
  11. Ron Strider

    Ohio-Based Retailer Partnering With Canadian Medical Marijuana Company

    Officials from a Canadian medical marijuana company say they partnered with a Columbus family known for fashion retailers American Eagle and DSW – as well as an Ohio State University sports arena – to help score some home turf advantage as they hope to grow, process and sell medical marijuana in...
  12. Ron Strider

    OH: Ex-Beauty Queen Accused Of Smuggling Weed Into Jail

    A former beauty pageant winner from Kentucky has been accused of smuggling marijuana into an Ohio prison for an inmate. Media outlets report a grand jury in Allen County, Ohio, indicted 28-year-old Kia Hampton of Louisville earlier this month. The third-degree felony charge of bringing...
  13. Ron Strider

    Ohio Senator Wants Feds To Lift Prohibition On Marijuana

    The state senator who helped push through Ohio's medical marijuana law wants to ask U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Drug Enforcement Agency and the U.S. Congress to re-classify cannabis. State Sen. Kenny Yuko, D-Richmond Heights, introduced a resolution in the Ohio Senate on...
  14. Ron Strider

    Ohio's Aspiring Marijuana Growers: A Closer Look

    Long-time natives and carpetbaggers. Construction magnates, toy tycoons, an Olympian and an heir to the Jim Bean whiskey fortune. These are some of investors vying to win approval to grow medical marijuana in Ohio. The state accepted 185 applications in June and now has to decide who gets the...
  15. Ron Strider

    OH: Medical Marijuana Grow Site In Clark County On State Application List

    A company is hoping to turn a warehouse facility between Dayton and Springfield into a growing site for medical marijuana, according to Clark County records. Pure Ohio Wellness LLC has applied for a state license to become a Level 1 medical marijuana cultivation facility, meaning it could...
  16. Ron Strider

    Ohio State Football Legend Turns His Eyes To Weed

    Troy Smith brought a Heisman Trophy to Ohio, and a little over a decade later, he is hoping to bring the state medical marijuana, too. The former Ohio State star quarterback, along with former Browns player Eric Metcalf and high school football coach Ted Ginn Sr., are trying to bring a weed...
  17. Ron Strider

    Recreational Pot May Happen In Vegas, But It Might Not Stay There

    In spite of the slogan from popular TV ads, those taking advantage of Nevada's newly relaxed marijuana laws may find that effects of their pot use could follow them home. "You could come back to Ohio, operate a motor vehicle, be stopped by a law enforcement officer, and still be over the...
  18. Ron Strider

    OH: State Keeps Medical Marijuana Grow Applications Secret

    Who applied to grow medical marijuana in Ohio? The state isn't saying. After legalizing medical marijuana last year, the state is setting up a massive program to oversee the businesses who grow and sell marijuana as well as doctors who recommend it to patients. Those who want to grow the...
  19. Ron Strider

    OH: Cincinnati Considers Allowing Medical Marijuana Businesses

    Cincinnati officials this week will consider whether the city should join those allowing medical marijuana cultivation as the state begins to permit it. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that members of a city council committee on Tuesday will review a proposal to allow growing and processing...
  20. Ron Strider

    Once A Medical-Marijuana Refugee, Girl Returns To Ohio

    An Ohio girl, who moved to Colorado with her family because she couldn't use medical marijuana to treat her disease in the state, has now returned to Ohio. To celebrate the return of Addyson Benton, her parents, Heather and Adam Benton, threw a bash June 17 for Addyson's sixth birthday...
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