Ohio processors could get paired licenses to grow and sell marijuana

The division would issue the applicant one dispensary license and one paired cultivator license. The applicant must hold a processor license issued on or before December 7, 2023, must not have transferred that license or control of processing operations after that date and before the new licenses are issued, and must not share ownership or control with a licensed cultivator. The applicant must also meet a requirement in section 3796.05(B)(1), which is not included here. The division would issue the licenses within 90 days after this section takes effect.

A paired cultivator could grow medical and adult-use marijuana, sell it to other license holders, and acquire plant material. These permissions apply to holders of a current, valid paired cultivator license. The license holder could not grow marijuana for personal, family, or household use under this license. The growing area could not exceed 5,000 square feet. Expansions would need division approval and could not exceed that limit.

A licensed laboratory would obtain marijuana from licensed cultivators, processors, dispensaries, and paired cultivators. The requirement covers licensed laboratories, including those licensed before March 20, 2026.