Rule 1301:18-8-01 | Dispensary Certificate of Operation.
(A) Unless otherwise authorized by the division, each dispensary is precluded from distributing or selling cannabis as authorized under these rules until the division issues the dispensary a certificate of operation.
(B) The division will not issue a provisional dispensary a certificate of operation unless and until the dispensary meets all mandates outlined under this chapter.
(C) Each dispensary shall have twelve months from the date the dispensary is issued a provisional license pursuant to this chapter to obtain a certificate of operation.
(D) Upon receipt of its certificate of operation, a dispensary may engage in the following activities:
(1) Obtain cannabis from a cultivator, processor, or other dispensary licensed pursuant to this chapter;
(2) Distribute, transfer, and sell cannabis to a cultivator, processor, or other dispensary licensed pursuant to this chapter;
(3) Transfer cannabis for research and development or laboratory testing to a laboratory licensed pursuant to this chapter; and
(4) Deliver cannabis and cannabis paraphernalia pursuant to division 1301:18 of the Administrative Code.
(E) A certificate of operation shall be issued to, and valid only for, the designated business entity, owners, and licensed premises specified within the dispensary's initial application for licensure pursuant to rule 1301:18-2-02 of the Administrative Code.
Last updated November 8, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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