Alert: OH – Division of Cannabis Control – CSI Public Comment Period
Division of Cannabis Control – CSI Public Comment Period
The Division of Cannabis Control (“DCC” or “the Division”) is submitting the following proposed rules to the Common Sense Initiative and seeking public comment by Tuesday, March 12, 2024.
This rule establishes the application, licensing, renewal, advertising approval request, and change of ownership or location fees for medical marijuana cultivators, processors, and testing laboratories, as well as the application and renewal fees for employee identification cards.
The Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) is proposing to reduce the processor renewal fee by half – from $100,000 annually to $50,000 annually.
The DCC believes that reducing the processor renewal fee by half will continue to help fund the cost of administering the program, while providing a more proportional fee schedule.
The DCC proposes to implement a medical marijuana provisional employee badge to streamline and expedite the hiring and onboarding process for medical marijuana industry employees.
The provisional employee badge process will expedite the typical medical marijuana entity employee approval process by permitting an applicant for an employee badge to begin working in a facility upon submission by the licensed medical marijuana entity of 1) a complete and accurate employee badge application, 2) attestations that the employee does not have any offenses on their record that would disqualify them from obtaining an badge and 3) evidence that the applicant has submitted fingerprints for both a BCI and FBI background check.
The licensed medical marijuana facility is responsible for conducting a thorough background evaluation to confirm the employee applicant does not have a disqualifying offense and is compliant with all program rules.
A provisional employee identification card is valid for 90 days.
The Business Impact Analysis and full text of the proposed rules can be found here.
The Division will review and consider the comments received prior to submitting the proposed rules to the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Ohio Revised Code.
