State identifies medical pot applicants

More than 180 applicants have applied for 24 state medical marijuana cultivator licenses, the Ohio Department of Commerce announced Wednesday.

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Ohio legislators passed a law last June allowing medical cannabis to be prescribed under certain conditions to patients suffering one or more of 20 qualifying medical conditions.

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Potential cultivators had until Friday to apply for a license that will be needed to grow medical marijuana legally in Ohio. In its release, the state did not identify where the cultivator-applicants plan to build their facilities, unless it made a distinction between two proposed facilities to be built by one company.

The state divides would-be cultivators by the size of the facilities they wish to build. Level I cultivators will be permitted to operate an initial marijuana cultivation area up to 25,000 square feet. Level II cultivators will be permitted to operate an initial marijuana cultivation area of 3,000 square feet.

The department said it received 109 Level I applications and 76 Level II applications. From these, the state will award up to 12 Level I and up to 12 Level II certificates of operation.

CannAscend Ohio LLC, which has said it wants to build a Level 1 cultivation operation in Wilmington, is among the applicants.

An FW Green Investments LLC has apparently applied to build in both Germantown and Huber Heights, according to the state’s list of applicants.

The city of Dayton has six applicants that meet city and state zoning rules, Keith Klein, senior development specialist for Dayton, told this newspaper late last month. A seventh applicant was pending.

Most Dayton applicants are planning large sites, Klein said at the time. Such cultivation facilities must be at least 500 feet away from schools, churches, libraries and playgrounds, he said.

Given that the state will approve just 24 cultivators statewide, Klein said he would be surprised if more than three were approved in Dayton.

In Yellow Springs, officials have been talking with Illinois-based medical cannabis company Cresco Labs about plans in that village.

Yellow Springs Council President Karen Wintrow said last month that village leaders have been “incredibly impressed” with Cresco and some staff have visited the company’s facilities in Illinois.

The company offers a business and a product, including edibles, that would be beneficial to village and area residents, she said.

Charlie Bachtell, CEO of Cresco Lab, told the Dayton Daily News recently that medical marijuana is an unmet need for many patients.

Carlisle officials in Warren County said they have been contact with a potential cultivator, but the group has not been identified.

Messages seeking comment were left with a Department of Commerce spokeswoman, Bachtell and Jimmy Gould, one of the principal investors behind CannAscend Ohio. A message was also left with someone identified by the state as a contact for FW Green Investments.

APPLICANTS FOR CULTIVATION LICENSE

Business RepresentedContact NameLevel
RSLBCRene HruskaII
Thomas MooreThomas MooreII
Jason WilsonBethany NiebauerII
P&M; Organics LLCKahepri PoliteII
Buckeye PharmsRichard HaughtonII
Ohio Greenland, Inc.Kenneth DavidsonII
Silver Rapids, Inc.Victor MastersII
Marlentip IndustriesColleen GeibII
Sylvia FriesenReginald FriesenII
Fire Rock, LTDMatthew NoyesII
Fire Rock, LTDMatthew NoyesII
Fire Rock, LTDMatthew NoyesII
Agrid-Med Ohio LLCCharles McCayII
DRD Medical LLCDaniel KlineII
Geoffrey KorffGeoffrey KorffII
Matt FlynnMatt FlynnII
FN Group HoldingsMark HobsonII
"Compassionate Hearts
Cultivation"Joseph CuestaII
BLD Agrology LLCDavid BeamII
Paradise Farms LLPCatherine CombsII
Canapa Supply, Inc.Roberta WellsII
Buckeye LeafDan VogotII
Nature House, LLCDavid PattonII
Crataegus, LLCDavid PattonII
Farkas Farms, LLCRonald FarkasII
TFO LLCDavid BurkovitsII
Ancient RootsDavid HaleyII
Ohio Marijuana Supply LLCDustin HowellII
American Cannabis EnterpriseGreg RouschII
Certified Pharmaceuticals LLCIan HeymanII
Certified Pharmaceuticals LLCIan HeymanII
Botanical Boutique, LLCStephanie JandickII
O Meds LLCMatthew CullII
Mer-IT Releaf LTDEdward ItayimII
OhiGrow LLCJared BoyarII
Clean Green Farms LLC"Daniel Michael
Travagliante"II
Fortuity LLCKaren DeLucaII
Mother Grows Best LLCSam DorfII
Capital City MedicinalBrian MitchII
Green Health +WellnessSkip DragoiuII
Grow Vinton LLCSandy RodgersII
Pure OH LLCJill LamorouexII
Chloris CC LLCPriscilla HarrisII
Ohio Wellness Cultivators, LLCJeff WalkerII
Kenneth Arien LoweryKenneth LoweryII
CBDJ, Inc.Corey YoungII
"Ohio Valley Responsible
Cultivators"Jennifer De MarcoII
Med-Treez Inc.Deborah FoxII
RG Farms LLCRamamoothy RamasamyII
Secure Cultivation CompanyJim IckesII
New Age Farms LLCSean SanfordII
MJMD Enterprises LTDMelinda GoutzII
Ohio Medigreen LTDJohn VancickleII
Warchag, Inc.Grand ClevelandII
OH Canna Wellness LLCPatty MurduckII
The Summit Bonsai, Inc.Paul BergmanII
Ascension Bio MedicalFodi BoumitriII
BBSD Cultivators LLCJustin FoxII
Essential CreationsMonicca MottII
Agrimed Industries of OH LLCRichard GoodmanII
Omni Farms LLCManoj PokalaII
Ganja Farms LLCKarunakar GaddamII
Official Organics LLCAhmed EdwardsII
Eastside Nursery Cultivators LTDIan HeymanII
Bickshaw Investment Group LLCIan HeymanII
Ohio Clean Leaf LLCRobert LandisII
Pure Medicinal CompanyRon HallII
National BiopharmaDavid WhitfieldII
BluSky Wellness, LLCKaren KingII
Hearing III LLCShonda MaciasII
Structural GardensTimothy ChilesII
Canabiz LLCJamie RidenourII
Earth PhilosophyRachel DufresneII
Runkadela Productions LTDChrissy SharpII
Ohio Clean Leaf LLCRobert LandisII
Hemma LLC"Elizabeth VanDulman
McLaughlin"II
Business RepresentedContact NameLevel
"BZ Gist LLC d/b/a
Glasshouse Farma"Brent ZimmermanI
"Growth Orchard Partners
LLC"Craig RoweI
HMS Health LLCKaren & Shakil SiddiquiI
Agrogenius LLCAdam GoldieI
"Green Investment Partners,
LLC"Lori SteinerI
Riviera Creek Holdings LLCChris StockI
Skee Ohio LLCMike CrawfordI
Pharma Cann Ohio LLCTeddy ScottI
"Grow Ohio Pharmaceuticals
Inc."Mel KurtzI
Alta Luna LPChris SchmenkI
Ohio Craft Cultivators LLCAnthony DiLornezoI
"Green Leaf Medical of Ohio
LLC"Jill CainI
Cresco Labs Ohio LLCCharles BachtellI
Grow Med Ohio LLC"Sam Bernardo, Nick
Pamboukis, Andrew Stalnaker"I
GTI Ohio LLC (Toledo)Bret KravitzI
GTI Ohio LLC (Lorain)Bret KravitzI
NMG Ohio LLC"Scott Oelke, Robert
Hausman"I
Farmaceutical RX LLCLloyd Pierre-LouiseI
"Harvest Grows LLC
(Lawrence County)"Matthew DiDonatoI
"Harvest Grows LLC
(Cleveland)"Matthew DiDonatoI
"Real Growth Investments II
LLC"Glen MeertI
Ohio Therapeutics LLCBrian McDonaldI
AT-CPC of Ohio LLCLauren PayneI
Future Dreams of Ohio LLCRobert DiGabrielI
"FW Green Investments LLC
(Germantown)"Steve AnevskiI
"FW Green Investments LLC
(Huber Heights)"Steve AnevskiI
Ohio Grown Therapies LLCAndy JosephI
"Greenleaf Gardens LLC
(Willoughby)"Oscar HackettI
"Greenleaf Gardens LLC
(Middlefield)"Oscar HackettI
"Greenleaf Gardens LLC
(Akron)"Oscar HackettI
"Standard Wellness
Company LLC"EriK VaughnI
NEO Farmaceuticals, LLCMichael WagerI
"Oberson's Nursery and
Landscapes, Inc."Chad ObersonI
Buckeye Relief LLCAndy RayburnI
Ohio Medical Solutions, Inc.Kyle KingsleyI
Ritegene Technologies, LLCCheryl KempfordI
"Green Peak Industries Ohio
LLC"Joe NellerI
Pure Ohio Wellness LLCLarry PegramI
Ohio Green Grow LLCSteve WeismanI
Sona Health Ohio LLCJim GilleceI
Black Elk Farms LLCChris VinceI
"HVV Mission Ohio LLC
(Columbus)"Sean GallagherI
"HVV Mission Ohio LLC
(Coshocton)"Sean GallagherI
Blu Script LLCMatt BorgesI
Green Camp Provisions, LLCJanet BrenemanI
VITA EST LLCSteve BadenI
Harvest Bloom LLCJoe MerinoI
OPC Cultivation LLCJeff McCourtI
Goodtree Healthcare LLCEugene ShteyngartsI
Certified Cultivators LLCJeffrey BobierI
"Somerset Cultivation Group
LLC"Ken KrismanthI
Ohio Medical Holdings LLCAlex BoymelI
Columbia Care OH LLCNick VitaI
Consurtium Ohio LLCJose HidalgoI
7 Points Group LLCMatt ElamI
Green Mile Wellness LLCDarrin FarrowI
Squared Investors LLCSebastian ScangmiI
Ohio Grown Medicene LLCTheresa BeasleyI
"Lake Erie Compassion Care
LLC (Lowellville)"Lawrence MasonI
"Lake Erie Compassion Care
LLC (Toledo)"Lawrence MasonI
Nature's Apex LLCKendall KadishI
"Mahoning Valley
Agriculture LLC"Tom RyanI
Buckeye Botanicals LLCSara DemianyczI
Schottenstein Aphria LLCLouis AlcaldeI
Agri-Med Enterprises, Inc.Alexius DorseyI
Ohio Grows, Inc.Steve CloseI
"Sanctuary Medicinals of
Ohio LLC"Dan GlennonI
Parma Wellness Center LLCSteve DimonI
AFS Cultivation LLCWilliam BrothersI
Ohio Leaf Relief LLCEric LeutschI
Terradiol Ohio LLCJohn VavaloI
"Quest Wellness Ohio LLC
(Youngstown)"John OberleI
"Quest Wellness Ohio LLC
(Columbus)"John OberleI
Ohio Green Systems LLCFabio SalernoI
MRJN Medical LLCJohn RoszczykI
Patient Relief of Ohio LLCCaryn KaufmanI
Trillum Holdings,Inc.Joe WrightI
PalliaTech Ohio LLCBecky DeKeusterI
"PalliaTech Ohio LLC
(Woodlawn)"Becky DeKeusterI
"PalliaTech Ohio LLC
(Cincinnati)"Becky DeKeusterI
Health for Life Ohio LLCTenisha VictorI
Ohio Care + Wellness LLCMaruthyunjaya GonchigrI
TKO OC LLC (Cleveland)Jennifer HartI
TKO OC LLC (Canton)Jennifer HartI
J-RS Development LLCJoe ScaccioI
"Under The Water Tower
LLC"Dana SmootI
"The Harvest Foundation of
Ohio LLC"Larry LemonsI
Northwest Logistics LLCJohn BastosI
Hanging Gardens OH LLCEthan MoonI
Silphium Grow LLCDavid MoorheadI
Growing Wellness LLCArchie WilliamsonI
Mandino Supply LTDTodd DawsonI
"CannaMed Therapeutics
LLC"Todd YarossI
OH-Gro LLCDarlene MagerI
OrChaim Cultivation LLCBryan ShermanI
"Greenhouse Organic
Development"Matthew CullI
"Central Ohio Medicinal
Farms LLC"Bob ZabI
HappyDale Farms LLCLaurie FairchildI
Justice Grown Ohio LLCJameel TaylorI
Farms of Riverside LLCSapna GuptaI
Atrium Enterprises LLCTravis PollockI
"Qualitative Health
Solutions LLC"Rich GerhadtI
"Appalachain Pharm
Products LLC"Seth StochmeisterI
"Solomon Cultivation
Corporation"Jacqueline SolomonI
"Mahoning River Corridor
Pharm LLC"Ryan CeneI
CannAscend Ohio LLCBrian DepewI
Canna Euclid LLCPaul KingI
Ohio Releaf, LLCRandy SmithI
Piedmont MedMar LLCJeffrey w. RozierI

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