See an Ohio-licensed physician by video from home in Cleveland. It’s $149 for a new evaluation, the same as everywhere in Ohio, and you get a full refund if you don’t qualify.
Every fact below comes from a government source and is dated. Sources are listed at the bottom of the page.
Licensed dispensaries
State list dated 9 Oct 2026
Cuyahoga County had 28 dispensaries licensed to sell both medical and adult-use cannabis, 10 of them in Cleveland. Our dispensary locator lists them all from state data. We don’t rank, recommend or partner with any dispensary.
Zoning for adult-use businesses
Passed 3 June 2024, effective 3 July 2024
Cleveland City Council passed Ordinance 529-2024, which updated the city’s zoning code for state-licensed adult-use cannabis businesses.
More districts, same buffer
3 May 2024
The change presented to the City Planning Commission let dispensaries open in Local Retail, Limited Retail, Shopping Center and University Retail districts, not just General Retail. Cleveland kept its 500-foot buffer from churches, parks, schools, day cares, recreation centers and libraries.
Old possession records cleared
6 April 2022
The City of Cleveland filed motions to expunge 4,077 minor misdemeanor marijuana possession records, following the low-level possession ordinance City Council passed in January 2020.
Clearing an old possession conviction
Since 20 March 2026
Ohio now lets you apply to the court that sentenced you to expunge an old minor misdemeanor marijuana possession conviction. For most Cleveland cases that is Cleveland Municipal Court. The filing fee is $50 unless you can’t afford it, and the court holds a hearing within 45 to 90 days.
Join your video visit from home on a phone or computer. Your physician reviews your history and records and checks Ohio’s prescription monitoring report.
If you qualify, your physician submits your recommendation to the state registry right after your visit. You activate it by email and download your card. Registry guide.
Using medical marijuana in Ohio
Smoking medical marijuana isn’t allowed. Vaporizing it is allowed only on private property used mainly as a home or farm, and not where a lease bans it.
Nobody may smoke or vape marijuana in a public place or at work.
Driving while impaired is illegal for everyone, patients included.
Both physicians hold an active Ohio license and a Certificate to Recommend. Their numbers are on their profiles, so you can check them on Ohio eLicense.
Your money back if you don’t qualify
If your physician finds you don’t qualify, you get your full evaluation fee back. No deductions. Refund terms
One clear price
$149 for a new card, $129 to renew. Ohio charges no state registration fee.
From home, anywhere in Ohio
Your visit is a video call with an Ohio physician. No waiting room, no travel.
Had your visit? Tell us how it went at contact@marijuanacardoh.com. We publish reviews only with your permission, good or bad, and never with your health details.
Common questions
Is there a medical marijuana doctor’s office in Cleveland?
You don’t need one. Our Ohio-licensed physicians see you by video, so you can have your visit from home anywhere in Cleveland or Cuyahoga County.
Where are the dispensaries in Cleveland?
Search our Ohio dispensary locator by ZIP or neighborhood. On the state’s list dated 9 October 2026, 10 of Cuyahoga County’s 28 dual-use dispensaries were in Cleveland. We don’t rank, recommend or partner with any dispensary.
Was my old Cleveland marijuana record cleared?
In April 2022 the city asked Cleveland Municipal Court to expunge 4,077 minor misdemeanor possession records. If yours wasn’t included, Ohio law since 20 March 2026 lets you apply to the court that sentenced you. The filing fee is $50 unless you can’t afford it.
