The department of commerce shall establish and maintain an electronic database to monitor medical marijuana from its seed source through its cultivation, processing, testing, and dispensing. The department may contract with a separate entity to establish and maintain all or any part of the electronic database on behalf of the department.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3796.07

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Marijuana: means marihuana as defined in section 3719. See Ohio Code 3796.01
  • Medical marijuana: means marijuana that is cultivated, processed, dispensed, tested, possessed, or used for a medical purpose. See Ohio Code 3796.01

The electronic database shall allow for information regarding medical marijuana to be updated instantaneously. Any cultivator, processor, retail dispensary, or laboratory licensed under this chapter shall submit to the department any information the department determines is necessary for maintaining the electronic database.

The department and any entity under contract with the department shall not make public any information reported to or collected by the department under this division that identifies or would tend to identify any specific patient.