Medical hashish sufferers in Ohio will quickly solely be charged a single cent to register for the state program, WCPO 9 News reviews.
Regulators say they’re working with a software program firm to eradicate the charge completely however opted for a significant value discount within the meantime. Beforehand, medical hashish sufferers have been charged $50 yearly.
“The DCC understands {that a} one cent cost is just not best; nonetheless, right now the Division feels it’s acceptable and crucial to offer this fast monetary reduction for sufferers and caregivers within the brief time period whereas working towards a full charge elimination as quickly because the updates to the registry may be made.” — DCC assertion
Ohio isn’t the one state trying to cut back the monetary pressure on medical hashish sufferers as hashish regulators in New Jersey just lately introduced that beginning in March, medical hashish IDs will probably be obtainable without cost on-line. Registered sufferers — who have been beforehand charged $10 to obtain their bodily playing cards — will be capable to current their IDs utilizing their cellphone or by printing them out.
“Our objective with this initiative is to enhance accessibility and comfort for sufferers who require medical hashish for his or her remedy,” Jeff Brown, government director of the NJ-CRC, stated in a press release. “By providing digital choices, we make it extra handy for sufferers to obtain the care they want.”
The price discount in Ohio follows the state’s profitable legalization of adult-use hashish final November. Regardless of stress from the governor, nonetheless, retail gross sales have but to begin.
Grownup-use hashish was legalized in New Jersey in 2021 and the state just lately surpassed $2 billion in mixed medical and leisure gross sales prior to now 5 years.
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