Meet with an Ohio physician certified to recommend medical marijuana, in person or by telehealth. If you qualify, registration is free and two licensed dispensaries are right here in town.
Your physician starts the process in the state registry. The Division of Cannabis Control handles the rest online.
An Ohio MD or DO with a Certificate to Recommend reviews your records and examines you, in person or by telehealth.
If you have a qualifying condition, the physician enters your recommendation in the state's patient registry.
Watch for the state's email and complete registration online. Ohio eliminated its $50 fee in 2024.
Show your photo ID and active registration at any licensed Ohio dispensary, and renew with your physician each year.
SB 56 took effect in March 2026, bringing both programs under the Division of Cannabis Control. The medical side kept its edge.
Registered patients are exempt from the adult-use excise tax.
For adults 18 to 20, medical is the only legal way to buy.
Adult-use edibles are capped at 10 mg per serving; patients keep higher-potency options.
SB 56 authorizes delivery for medical patients once the state finalizes its rules.
Both serve registered medical patients and adult-use customers, with online ordering for pickup.
Operating in the city since 2020, with separate online menus for medical and adult-use customers.
A craft cannabis dispensary on State Road, a few minutes from Stow and Akron.
Show your registration at checkout to skip the 10% adult-use tax. Confirm hours before you go.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park borders the city, but it's federal land — and marijuana remains illegal under federal law, even for registered Ohio patients. Keep your products at home when you head out on the trails.
Ohio uses a fixed list approved by the State Medical Board. A certified physician must confirm one of these.
Confirm the current list with the State Medical Board of Ohio.
“PTSD made crowded waiting rooms hard for me. Doing the exam by video from home made the whole thing possible.”
— Ryan F., Cuyahoga Falls“I paddle the river most summer weekends. Managing my chronic pain means I can keep doing it.”
— Beth A., StowYes. Ohio lets a certified physician establish the physician-patient relationship through an exam in person or by telehealth.
Only Ohio MDs and DOs with an active Certificate to Recommend from the State Medical Board.
No. Ohio eliminated its $50 patient fee in 2024. The physician's evaluation fee is separate.
Yes. Ohio's program is for residents, so bring Ohio identification.
No. Since SB 56, possessing marijuana bought outside Ohio is prohibited.
From the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control.
Cuyahoga Falls takes its name from the rapids where the Cuyahoga River drops through a rocky gorge on its way north. The city's Front Street riverfront district, Gorge Metro Park, and Blossom Music Center — summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra — sit alongside Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio's only national park. Residents follow the same statewide medical marijuana process as all Ohioans.
Chapter 3796 of the Ohio Revised Code governs medical marijuana and, since SB 56, adult-use too. The Division of Cannabis Control runs the patient registry, and the State Medical Board certifies recommending physicians.
Tax exemption, eligibility at 18, stronger options, and upcoming delivery keep the medical program valuable. Updates come from the Division of Cannabis Control.
Appointments with Ohio physicians certified to recommend.