Beginning Wednesday, May 15, the Division of Cannabis Control (“DCC” or “Division”) will eliminate the medical marijuana patient and caregiver registration fee. Previously, patients paid $50 annually while caregivers paid $25, until the Division reduced the fee to one cent on March 4. The Division providing further relief to patients with the full elimination of the fee.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Beginning May 15, patients and caregivers will no longer need to submit payment in the Medical Marijuana Patient & Caregiver Registry (Registry) when activating a new registration or renewing an existing registration.
- To activate or renew a registration, the patient or caregiver must access the Registry, confirm the information provided is correct, and select “Activate Card” or “Renew Card.”
- More information about activating or renewing a patient or caregiver registration, including registering with veteran or indigent status, can be found at www.com.ohio.gov/mmcppatients.
MMCP patients are encouraged to remain registered with the MMCP. Doing so:
- Ensures the patient is speaking with a physician about their qualifying condition and maintains access to medical marijuana at current operational medical marijuana dispensaries.
- Provides medical marijuana patients access to discounts that may be offered at a dispensary.
- Ensures continued access to medical marijuana and exempts medical marijuana sales from the 10% excise tax that will be levied on non-medical cannabis sales per the approved statute.
According to a statement issued by the Division, “Employers have discretion to establish their own drug-free workplace policies. Some individual employers have chosen to take the status of an employee as a medical marijuana patient into consideration. Similar considerations have been given for individuals under court supervision who are a medical marijuana patient.”
Patients and caregivers can find more information and resources at www.com.ohio.gov/mmcppatients.
