Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program at Four Years: Evaluating Satisfaction and Perception
Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 732
Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, September 2022
54 Pages Posted: 29 Sep 2022
Date Written: September 27, 2022
Abstract
This report, a fourth in an annual series, traces the evolution of the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program (OMMCP) over the last four years in terms of its growth and OMMCP patients’ and prospective patients’ satisfaction levels with the functioning and design of the program. For the first time, our survey finds respondents reporting being more satisfied with OMMCP than dissatisfied, an important milestone in OMMCP’s development. Nevertheless, the survey respondents continue to report dissatisfaction with some elements of the program, with the price of marijuana product being the most pressing concern, followed by lack of legal protections for patients and the cost and difficulty of obtaining OMMCP patient card. The final section of this report includes recommendations for policy and regulatory changes that could have positive impact on patients’ satisfaction with OMMCP.
Keywords: Ohio medical marijuana, patient satisfaction and experience, Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program, evolution of medical marijuana program, medical marijuana price, medical marijuana market, cannabis
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