Ohio Admin. Code 3796:7-2-04 - Purchase of medical marijuana

(A) A patient or caregiver may only purchase medical marijuana pursuant to a valid and active recommendation issued by a physician pursuant to rule 4731-32-03 of the Administrative Code.

(B) No patient under eighteen years of age shall purchase medical marijuana.

(C) Patients and caregivers must provide their registry identification card and photographic identification before entering the dispensary department. Acceptable photographic identification includes:

(1) An unexpired state Ohio driver's license;

(2) An unexpired Ohio identification card issued by the Ohio bureau of motor vehicles (BMV); or

(3) Any other identification proving residency as approved by the board.

(3) An unexpired United States passport or United States passport card.

(D) The identification number on the photographic identification provided to a dispensary employee must be identical to the identification number included in the patient or caregiver's registration record.

(E) Before purchasing medical marijuana, patients and caregivers must provide the dispensing employee their registry identification card and photographic identification described in paragraph (C) of this rule.

(F) A patient may purchase any portion of their ninety-day supply at any time except that no patient shall receive more than a ninety-day supply in a ninety-day period. patient's ninety-day recommendation shall be divided into two forty-five-day fill periods, except that the first fill period of a patient's new recommendation shall be forty-six days. A patient may purchase up to a forty-five-day supply or, if applicable a forty-six-day supply for the first fill period of a new recommendation, at any time during a fill period.

(G) A Except as provided in paragraph (G)(1) of this rule, a caregiver may obtain no more than a ninety-day forty-five day supply of medical marijuana in a ninety-day any forty-five day fill period on behalf of a single patient. A caregiver shall purchase no more than the aggregate amount of medical marijuana authorized for each of the caregiver's patients.

(1) A caregiver may purchase up to a forty-six-day supply in a forty-six-day period on behalf of a single patient during the patient's first fill period of a new recommendation.

(2) A caregiver shall purchase no more than the aggregate amount of medical marijuana authorized for each of the caregiver's patients.

Notes

Ohio Admin. Code 3796:7-2-04

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 9/20/2022 and 09/20/2027
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3796.04
Rule Amplifies: 3796.04, 3796.08, 3796.22, 3796.23
Prior Effective Dates: 09/08/2017, 02/14/2022

Effective: 2/14/2022
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 7/19/2021 and 02/14/2022
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3796.04
Rule Amplifies: 3796.04, 3796.08, 3796.22, 3796.23
Prior Effective Dates: 09/08/2017