on the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program was produced by OSU’s Moritz College of Law Drug Enforcement and Policy Center. It is the center’s fourth annual report.
Although patient numbers continue to quickly increase, the number of physicians with a certificate to recommend medical marijuana decreased between 2021 and 2022 from 651 to 641, according to the report. The report didn’t explain why fewer doctors are certifying. And 35.5% of respondents reported being extremely or somewhat dissatisfied with the program, a significant drop from the center’s 2021 report, when 55.1% of respondents reported some level of dissatisfaction.
The report shows the price of a gram of medical marijuana in Ohio cost $8.99 in July, down from $10.85 a year earlier and nearly $17 per gram in February 2019, shortly after the program began. , on new licenses. They said large, multi-state growers are driving down prices. Michigan’s marijuana regulators haven’t made any final decisions yet about a moratorium.