See an Ohio physician certified to recommend medical marijuana, in person or by telehealth. Registration is free, and your age decides what the program means for you.
The Division of Cannabis Control runs the state registry. Your physician takes the first step.
An Ohio MD or DO with a Certificate to Recommend examines you, in person or by telehealth.
If you have a qualifying condition, the physician files it in the state's patient registry.
Follow the state's emailed link to finish registering. Ohio dropped its $50 fee in 2024.
Shop at licensed Ohio dispensaries, and renew with your physician every year.
Since SB 56 took effect in March 2026, medical and adult-use share one regulator but still work differently. Pick an age group to see how.
How old is the patient?
We'll show what Ohio's medical program offers at that age.
Ohio uses a fixed list approved by the State Medical Board. A certified physician must confirm one.
The list changes only when the Board approves a petition. Confirm with the State Medical Board of Ohio.
On South Dixie Highway near Aldi, with online ordering for pickup and service for both medical patients and adult-use customers. More licensed stores operate nearby in Monroe and Seven Mile.
A long, paved riverside path through Middletown — flat and easy, whether you walk a few minutes or a few miles.
“Thirty years at the steel works left me with a bad back. My exam was by video, and my registration was active before the weekend.”
“My son is 17 with epilepsy. I'm registered as his caregiver, and the physician walked us through every step.”
Yes. Ohio lets a certified physician examine new patients in person or by telehealth.
Only Ohio MDs and DOs with an active Certificate to Recommend. Nurse practitioners can't.
Registration is free. The physician's evaluation fee is separate.
Yes. Bring Ohio identification to register and to shop.
No. Since SB 56, only marijuana bought from Ohio-licensed sellers is legal to possess.
From the Division of Cannabis Control.
Middletown grew along the Great Miami River and the old Miami-Erie Canal and became a steel town when the American Rolling Mill Company was founded here in 1900. It straddles Butler and Warren counties, keeps its historic Sorg Opera House downtown, and fills the sky each summer during the Ohio Challenge hot-air balloon festival. Residents follow the same statewide medical marijuana process as all Ohioans.
Chapter 3796 of the Ohio Revised Code governs medical marijuana and, since SB 56, adult-use as well. The Division of Cannabis Control runs the patient registry, and the State Medical Board certifies recommending physicians.
No 10% adult-use tax, eligibility at 18, stronger product options, and upcoming delivery keep the medical program valuable. Updates come from the Division of Cannabis Control.
Appointments with Ohio physicians certified to recommend.
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