Huffman and his co-sponsor Sen. Kirk Schuring, R-Canton, argue the existing medical marijuana program is failing.
Matt Close, who leads the Ohio Medical Cannabis Industry Association, argued the patient population has reached a plateau. Adding more suppliers won’t improve selection for patients, he argued. Close acknowledged prices are higher in Ohio than Michigan, but argued Michigan faces far less regulation. He added that Ohio’s prices are lower than other neighbors like Pennsylvania.
“The bill is handing out licenses that we paid hundreds of thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours of work, and our license was awarded on merit or an FDA grade medical grade facility,” she said.
Translation: 'We haven't squeezed enough juice yet from our rentier concession spots in the market.'
These are not the words of men trying to maintain a healthy marketplace. These are the words of men desperately clinging to a virtual monopoly and trying to bleed as much $$$ out of it as possible before inevitable legalization.
CEO Daniel Kessler... 'Riviera is already holding back hundreds of pounds it can’t sell.' Translation: 'We're keeping market prices artificially high and driving customers out of state or back to the black market for the sake of our own profit margins.'
I don’t have a card. But every single person I know with one, goes to Michigan. Ohios whole system is a joke.
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