Meet with an Ohio physician certified to recommend medical marijuana, in person or by telehealth. Registration is free, and a licensed dispensary is a short walk from the Red Line.
Ohio's patient registry is run by the Division of Cannabis Control. Your physician takes the first step.
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 registry.
Follow the state's emailed link to finish online. Ohio eliminated its $50 fee in 2024.
Bring your photo ID and active registration to any licensed Ohio dispensary, and renew each year.
Ohio merged its medical and adult-use programs under the Division of Cannabis Control in March 2026. Patients kept these advantages.
Patients skip the 10% tax on adult-use sales.
Adults 18 to 20 can buy legally only as patients.
Patients keep access to higher-potency edibles.
Name up to two adults 21+ to shop for you.
Lakewood is one of Ohio's most densely populated cities, and plenty of residents get around without a car.
Just west of W 117th Street, serving medical patients and adult-use customers, with online ordering for pickup and free parking. RISE's former Detroit Avenue store has closed, so Madison is the Lakewood location.
Confirm hours before you go.
Ohio uses a fixed list approved by the State Medical Board. A certified physician must confirm one of these conditions.
Confirm the current list with the State Medical Board of Ohio.
“I don't own a car. Telehealth for the exam, then the Red Line to Madison — it couldn't have been easier.”
— Sam O., Lakewood“Migraines have run my life for years. The physician took real time with my history before recommending anything.”
— Erin K., LakewoodYes. 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.
Nothing. 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.
Established in 1889 as one of Cleveland's original streetcar suburbs, Lakewood stretches along Lake Erie's southern shore and calls itself the City of Homes. It's among Ohio's most densely populated cities, with busy Detroit and Madison avenues, the Rocky River Reservation along its western edge, and Lakewood Park, where the Solstice Steps draw crowds at sunset. 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, higher-potency options, and upcoming delivery keep the medical program worthwhile. Updates come from the Division of Cannabis Control.
Appointments with Ohio physicians certified to recommend.
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