Marijuana Business Magazine May-June 2019

May-June 2019 | mjbizdaily.com 37 Ohio Grow Ohio in Muskingum County was awarded the state’s first certificate of operation, which will allow the manufacturing of cannabis edibles, tinctures, top- icals and other products for medical marijuana patients. This could prove a boon to sales for Ohio’s medical marijuana firms because only flower has been availa- ble for purchase since the state’s first dispensaries opened in mid-January. Kerry Francis, spokeswoman for the Department of Commerce, which oversees Ohio’s MMJ industry, said 37 other processors awarded provisional licenses are working on receiving their certificates of operation. The state plans to award licenses to two more processors, bringing the total to 40. A Grow Ohio spokesman noted the company will operate from a 60,000-square-foot facility outside Zanesville. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law regulations governing the state’s rapidly growing medical cannabis industry—rules that aren’t expected to curb the market’s growth. The measure, known as the “unity bill,” received bipartisan support in the state House and Senate. The new law sets up guidelines for inventory testing and tracking, advertising, packaging and labeling, among other things. It also allows employers to fire medical marijuana users in certain “safety-sensitive jobs” who test positive for cannabis use. Products will be tested for pesticides, THC, terpenoid potency and heavy metals. Fast todry. First tomarket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bepex.com Maximize production and maintain product quality Continuously dry your freshly harvested cannabis and hemp in seconds to minutes. Or, dry and decarboxylate in a single step. Prevent decomposition and maximize product quality. Our proven technologies in drying solids help you get the job done quickly and efficiently. Find out how you can be first to market. 612-268-0320 Download our brochure: “Process Systems for Cannabis and Hemp” bepex.com/FAST DRYING DECARBOXYLATION SOLVENT RECOVERY MILLING BPX155-print-040419.indd 1 4/4/19 3:25 PM