The Ohio Board of Pharmacy votes to more than double the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the state…to deal with patient complaints about lack of access and high prices. Board officials say 73 more dispensaries will be added over the next year. Details about the application process are expected to be released sometime this spring or summer. Currently, 52 dispensaries are open for business in Ohio. Just about all involved concur…the number of people who have registered to purchase medical marijuana is far higher than anticipated since dispensaries opened in January 2019. It was expected between 12,000 and 24,000 people would register during the first two years of the program…but there are more than 135,000, as of January.