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3 Simple Steps to Get Your Medical Card
Schedule Your Online Appointment
Easily book your online appointment and share your medical history with a simple intake form.
Consultation With a Licensed Doctor
Your doctor will submit your certification details to Ohio's patient registry system. The state will send you an automated email with login instructions to finalize your registration.
Get Your Ohio Medical Card
After your application is processed and approved, you can download your Ohio medical card from the state's registry and visit any state-licensed Ohio dispensary.
Ohio: Everything You Need To Know
Ohio Law
Ohio’s medical program was created under House Bill 523. Key points:
- Must be an Ohio resident with a valid government ID.
- Must have a qualifying medical condition verified by the state program.
- Must receive a recommendation from a certified physician to enroll.
- Enrollment requires registration in the state’s patient and caregiver registry.
- Approved products may include oils, edibles, tinctures, patches, lotions, and vaporized forms.
- Smoking/combustion is not permitted under state law.
- Oversight consolidated in 2023 within the Department of Commerce.
Ohio Reform Timeline
2016 – Ohio passed House Bill 523, creating a regulated access program for patients with qualifying conditions.
2018–2019 – The program infrastructure (dispensaries, licensing, laboratory testing) began rolling out; patient enrollment launched in 2019.
2023 – Ohio passed House Bill 33, shifting oversight fully into the newly formed Division of Product Control and streamlining licensing procedures.
Late 2023 onward – With voters approving Issue 2 (legalizing adult-use for those 21+), there is regulatory integration and evolution of program rules.
Ohio Possession Limit
Registered patients (and designated caregivers) may hold and purchase up to a 90-day supply under the medical program.
To manage this, quantities are broken into two 45-day “fill periods”—so you cannot purchase more than a 45-day allotment during each period.
Some approximate daily-use allocations (called “whole day units”) include:
- Flower/plant material: ~2.83 grams per day (≈ one-tenth ounce)
- Oils for vaporization: ~590 mg per day Oils, tinctures, capsules, edibles (oral use): ~110 mg
- Patches, creams, lotions: ~295 mg
If a patient has a terminal illness designation, small additional allowances can apply under law.
Note: Ohio’s adult-use law (for non-medical consumers) allows possession up to 2.5 ounces of plant material or 15 grams of concentrated forms, but medical program limits differ.
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FAQs
Where can I buy medical products?
There are several dispensaries located throughout the state. More often than not, most Ohioans will have a dispensary within 20-30 miles of their home.
What are Ohio’s qualifying medical conditions?
Qualifying conditions for Ohio’s medical program include:
- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
- Arthritis
- Cachexia
- Cancer
- Chronic migraines
- Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Crohn’s disease
- Epilepsy or other seizure disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Glaucoma
- Hepatitis C
- Huntington’s disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Chronic Pain
- Parkinson’s disease
- Positive status for HIV
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Sickle cell anemia
- Spasticity
- Spinal cord disease or injury
- Terminal illness
- Tourette’s syndrome
- Traumatic brain injury
- Ulcerative colitis
Can qualified patients cultivate in Ohio?
Qualified patients who are 21 or older can cultivate it under Ohio's recreational laws, which became legal in December 2023. Adults may home cultivate up to 6 plants, with a limit of 12 plants per household. Home cultivation may only be placed within a secured closet, room, greenhouse, or other enclosed area in or on the grounds of the residence that prevents access by individuals less than twenty-one years of age, and which is not visible by normal unaided vision from a public space.
Are medical cards available in Ohio?
Yes, medical cards are available in Ohio for residents with a qualifying medical condition. In addition to the medical program, adults 21 and older can also legally purchase recreational products following the passage of Issue 2 in November 2023.
When does my Ohio medical card expire?
The Ohio medical card expires one year from when the doctor completes this registration. This is generally within 24 hours after the evaluation appointment.
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