Marijuana/Hemp

The House Appropriations Committee recently approved a Financial Services and General Government Funding Bill (the “Bill”) which would appropriate funds for the 2023 fiscal year to a number of government...

The purpose of this Legal Bulletin is to update OAB member stations regarding recent developments with respect to the advertising of hemp products as a result of Ohio’s hemp law...

The purpose of this Legal Bulletin is to update OAB member stations regarding current issues with respect to the advertising of hemp products as a result of the new Ohio...

As you are likely aware, medical marijuana is now legal in Ohio under state law (the federal government continues to treat medical marijuana and recreational marijuana as a controlled substance).  ...

Medical marijuana sales in Ohio begin today.  This has generated some questions from OAB members about whether advertisements for medical marijuana can be aired on radio and television stations.  The...

Recently, there have been a number of articles in industry trade publications and the general media about two potential advertising categories for broadcasters – sports betting and medical marijuana.  These...

Ohio’s budding medical marijuana industry is scheduled to bloom on September 8, 2018. At that time, registered medical marijuana patients with a physician recommendation will be able to purchase Ohio-grown...

On June 8, Governor John Kasich signed House Bill 523 to legalize the use of medical marijuana in Ohio.  Ohio now joins the 25 states and District of Columbia that...

It’s been said that politics makes strange bedfellows as illustrated by the efforts at “legalizing” marijuana use in Ohio (marijuana use and possession remain illegal under federal law). Last year,...