Ohio Board of Pharmacy delays announcing marijuana dispensary licenses

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy canceled a special meeting scheduled for this week and plans to announce medical marijuana dispensary license winners at its regular monthly meeting in early June (Source: “Ohio medical marijuana dispensary announcement postponed,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 22, 2018).

Of the 376 applications submitted in November, the board can award licenses to as many as 57 sites across the state.

Board spokesman Cameron McNamee said all applications have been scored but the board is still waiting on background check information and verifying whether applicants have met all of the necessary objective criteria. One of those criteria is whether a proposed site is at least 500 feet from a school, church or other prohibited site.

"We wanted to make sure everyone meets those minimum qualifications," McNamee said.