Bloom Cannabis on Georgesville Road sits right in the Hilltop area, close to Hollywood Casino and an easy trip once you're registered.
Ohio allows recreational sales to anyone 21+, but registered patients pay no state excise tax and can access the program starting at 18.
Pick a time and meet with an Ohio-licensed physician holding an active Certificate to Recommend.
A genuine medical conversation about your condition and history, ending in a recommendation if you qualify.
Your physician submits your recommendation to Ohio's registry. Complete your registration, pay the $0.01 fee, and your card is ready.
Physician actually walked me through why medical still made sense even with recreational open now.
Registration was genuinely a one-cent fee. Wasn't expecting that to be literal.
Straight from the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control.
Medical registration means no 10% state excise tax on purchases, plus it's the only path for patients between 18 and 20, who can't buy recreationally at all.
Ohio's list has grown steadily since 2019 — cancer, PTSD, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, and chronic or intractable pain are among the most commonly cited.
Yes. Ohio's telemedicine standards specifically allow a licensed physician to conduct your evaluation remotely.
Yes, unlike some states. You'll need an Ohio driver's license or state ID to complete registration.
$0.01, down from $50 as of March 2025. Your physician sets their own separate evaluation fee.
Every year. Your card is valid for one year from issuance, and renewal requires a fresh recommendation.
Only MDs and DOs with an active Certificate to Recommend from the State Medical Board of Ohio — nurse practitioners are not authorized under this program.
Up to 2.5 ounces of flower, with the specific purchase amount also shaped by the supply period your physician sets on your recommendation.
Educational only, not a diagnosis.
One of the most frequently cited categories in Ohio, interpreted broadly enough to cover arthritis, migraines, fibromyalgia, and complex regional pain syndrome.
Named directly on Ohio's list of qualifying conditions. Your physician confirms the diagnosis during your evaluation.
Neither currently qualifies as a standalone condition under Ohio law, though overlapping symptoms with a qualifying diagnosis are worth raising directly with your physician.
Ohio residents can petition the State Medical Board each year, from November 1 through December 31, to add new qualifying conditions to the list.
Cancer, ALS, Parkinson's disease, and terminal illness are among the conditions Ohio has recognized directly since the program launched in 2019.
West Broad Street traces back to the National Road, extended to Columbus in 1833 — one of the earliest cross-country routes in the country and still the neighborhood's main artery today.
Camp Chase, established in 1861 as a Union training ground, became the largest Civil War prisoner-of-war camp in the North, holding over 9,000 prisoners by 1865. A portion remains a memorial cemetery today.
When a catastrophic flood devastated lower Columbus in 1913, residents moved to the elevated Hilltop in large numbers — by 1924, the area's population had reached 15,000, with its own schools and employers.
Among the Hilltop's early Black landowning families was the Carter family, who migrated from Virginia and raised eleven children here between 1900 and 1940 — several of whom went on to become civic leaders across Ohio.
This site is centered on Greater Hilltop, but Ohio's certification process works the same way anywhere in the state — residency in Ohio is what's required, not a specific ZIP code.
Greater Hilltop sits on the west side of Columbus, bounded by Interstate 70, the CSX railroad, and Interstate 270, with West Broad Street — originally the National Road — running through its core. The area's population surged after the 1913 flood pushed residents to higher ground, and it remains predominantly single-family housing today, much of it dating to the neighborhood's streetcar-suburb growth in the 1920s. For medical cannabis access, Greater Hilltop residents follow the same statewide Ohio process as anywhere else.
Ohio's Medical Marijuana Control Program requires an MD or DO with an active Certificate to Recommend to evaluate and certify a qualifying patient, who then registers directly with the state through the Division of Cannabis Control. Ohio's own registration fee has dropped to just a penny, though residency and a valid Ohio ID remain requirements.
Ohio allows adults 21 and older to purchase cannabis without any card at all, but registered medical patients avoid the state's 10% adult-use excise tax and remain the only path to legal access for patients between 18 and 20. Full detail is available at the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control.