“Regulations currently under consideration include ownership, safety and operations, license renewal, transportation, uninterrupted cannabis supply, patient confidentiality, advertising, fees, THC content, employee training, and more. ', the bill states.
“There has been talk for some time that the Department of Commerce would combine the two departments,” Zenia Law Director Donnette Fisher told the City Council Thursday. “The state Legislature was trying to pass some laws to merge (medical and recreational marijuana). That never happened.”
Fisher added that the problem that exists with medical marijuana also exists with non-medical marijuana: conflicting laws between the federal and state levels.
The city of Ksenia currently prohibits the establishment of medical cannabis dispensaries, and there are no existing pharmacies in the city.
In December, Ksenia enacted a one-year moratorium on adult-use cannabis businesses to “consider the potential impact of non-medical personnel and understand state rules and guidelines,” per the law.
The Center for Drug Policy and Enforcement is tracking the moratorium on recreational marijuana in Ohio. As of this week, there were a total of 107 moratoriums in place across the state, about half of them in jurisdictions with fewer than 10,000 people, the center said.
The 107 municipalities currently under suspension represent about 14% of Ohio's population, according to the center.
According to precinct-level data from the Greene County Board of Elections, voters in Xenia supported Issue 2 to legalize recreational marijuana last year, with 52.46% voting yes.
