July 14, 2025

Ohio License & CTR Renewal

Remember your medical marijuana
CME requirement!


Our records show that you hold a Certificate to Recommend (CTR) medical marijuana in Ohio and that your license may be expiring on $$ATTRIB: License Expiration Date$$. CTR is an endorsement that attaches to your current medical license and will remain active when you renew your license. Physicians are required to complete two hours of medical marijuana CME each year. This is a courtesy reminder that when you renew your State Medical Board of Ohio license, you will need to attest you have completed this required medical marijuana education.

If you are audited, you will be required to provide course completion documentation of these credits. If you no longer want to make medical marijuana recommendations, you can choose to surrender your CTR with no formal board action. There will be an option in the renewal process to renew your physician license without renewing your CTR. If this option is selected, your physician’s license number will drop the “CTR” suffix and the CTR endorsement will be given an inactive status.


Need the Medical Marijuana CME Credits?

OSMA offers a two-credit course. 
Access the course & details >

OSMA members may also access & submit FAQs
at our online resource page.


*Note: In July 2023, the Medical Board approved Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) as a new qualifying condition to the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program, bringing the total to 26.

Also, please note that although Ohio voters legalized the recreational use of marijuana, this new recreational use program (adult use) has no legal effect on the medical program. Thus you need take no additional actions with the introduction of recreational use. 

 



Questions about the
Medical Marijuana Program?

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