2025 Ohio Revised Code
Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals
Chapter 3780 | Adult Use Cannabis Control
Section 3780.21 | Advertising.

Universal Citation:
OH Rev Code § 3780.21 (2025)
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Effective: December 7, 2023

Latest Legislation: Enacted by Initiative Petition, November 7, 2023

Advertising.

(A) The division of cannabis control may adopt rules regulating advertisements of license holders to prevent advertisements that are false, misleading, targeted to minors, promote excessive use, or that promote illegal activity.

(B) Rules adopted by the division of cannabis control pursuant to section (A) of this chapter shall not require preapproval and shall not overly burden the legitimate commercial speech of adult use cannabis operators in communicating with adult use consumers. Notwithstanding, the division of cannabis control may adopt narrowly tailored time and place restrictions preventing advertising targeted to minors.

(C) The division of cannabis control at any time may conduct an audit of license holder's published advertisements to ensure it complies with section (A) of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.

(D) The division of cannabis control may require a license holder to stop using an advertisement if the division of cannabis control finds the license holder violated rules adopted pursuant to division (A) of this section.

Last updated January 11, 2024 at 9:22 AM

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