The Division proposes a number of new guidelines in accordance with ORC 3780; nonetheless, they may supersede different guidelines at present in impact beneath ORC 3796, which had been particular to the regulation of the medical marijuana management program. The brand new guidelines apply to each medical and non-medical hashish.
OAC 1301:18-1-01 DEFINITIONS (Amended)
- The Division added definitions associated to the foundations on this package deal for church, management, facility customer, monetary curiosity, property, individual, prohibited facility, public library, public park, subject of public play and faculty.
OAC 1301: 18-3-01 CANNABIS ENTITIES DISTANCE FROM PROHIBITED FACILITIES (New)
- Hashish services should be at the very least 500 meters away from a prohibited facility, in accordance with ORC 3796 and 3780. The space is measured linearly and the measurement should be on the shortest distance between the property line of the power prohibited and the bodily construction beneath management. of the hashish institution.
OAC 1301: 18-3-03 OWNERSHIP, FINANCIAL INTEREST, CONTROL (New)
- This rule gives that nobody can personal, management or have a monetary curiosity in a couple of grower, a couple of processor, a couple of testing laboratory, or greater than eight dispensaries.
OAC 1301: 18-3-04 DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP, FINANCIAL INTEREST, CONTROL (New)
- Previous to the issuance of a provisional license and the issuance or renewal of an working certificates, every applicant or licensee shall submit data to the Division concerning their possession, management and monetary curiosity.
OAC 1301: 18-3-05 NOTICE OF INTENT (New)
- This rule requires a licensee to inform the Division earlier than coming into into an settlement that will make sure modifications that should be reported to the Division.
OAC 1301: 18-3-06 CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP (New)
- A licensee should acquire prior approval from the Division earlier than modifying its property, offered that modifications involving lower than ten % of the property in a licensee don’t require prior approval.
OAC 1301: 18-3-07 CHANGE OF ENTITY NAME OR REGISTERED BUSINESS NAME (New)
- A licensee should acquire prior approval from the Division earlier than altering its registered entity identify or enterprise identify.
OAC 1301: 18-3-08 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (New)
- The rule units forth the proof of monetary accountability required by the Division. That is initially a bond or escrow within the quantity of $750,000 for stage I growers, $75,000 for stage II growers, $250,000 for processors, testing laboratories $75,000 and dispensaries $50,000. Licensees can request to scale back their bond or escrow in increments over just a few years of the rule necessities to take action are full they usually can lastly be capable of cancel the bond or escrow account.
OAC 1301: 18-3-15 STABILITY VISITORS (New)
- This rule requires that guests to a facility who should entry areas aside from the general public gross sales ground are signed in a customer log and escorted to these personal areas by an worker.
OAC 1301: 18-3-16 WASTE DISPOSAL (New)
- This rule establishes the necessities for eliminating hashish waste, together with that it’s rendered unusable, and the way it should be tracked within the state's seed-for-sale monitoring system.
OAC 1301: 18-7-01 DISPENSARY OPERATION CERTIFICATE (New)
- This rule establishes the permissible actions of a dispensary with an working certificates.
OAC 1301: 18-7-02 OPERATING PROCEDURES AND QUALITY ASSURANCE (New)
- Dispensaries are required to ascertain, keep and adjust to written insurance policies and procedures for the operation and distribution of hashish every day. Any main modifications should be submitted to the Division for evaluate and approval. Dispensaries should set up areas throughout the facility which might be compartmentalized primarily based on perform, which at a minimal embody designated retail house and safe restricted entry areas. The rule additionally establishes allowable hours of operation, point-of-sale necessities, and requirements for drive-through home windows and curbside pick-up.
OAC 1301: 18-7-03 DISPENSARY DESIGNED RESPONSIBLE PARTY (New)
- Dispensaries should designate between 1-3 accountable events. At the least one of many designated managers should be on website at the very least 20 hours per week.
OAC 1301: 18-7-05 MINIMUM SECURITY AND SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS (New)
- Every dispensary should set up, keep and adjust to written insurance policies and procedures that guarantee satisfactory safety, surveillance and management of licensed premises that forestall diversion, theft or loss and meet the minimal necessities described on this rule.
The Division additionally proposes to repeal lots of the present medical marijuana guidelines in Chapter 3796 that the brand new guidelines beneath Chapter 1301 on this package deal will exchange. These embody 3796 guidelines concerning waste disposal, monetary accountability, designated dispensary representatives, dispensary supervision and dispensary possession change.
The Division will evaluate and take into account the feedback acquired earlier than submitting the proposed guidelines to the Joint Committee on Revision of Company Guidelines pursuant to Chapter 119 of the Ohio Revised Code.
