Pubdate: Wed, 21 Feb 2018
Source: Fresno Bee, The (CA)
Copyright: 2018 The Fresno Bee
Contact:  http://www.fresnobee.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/161

AUDITOR: CONTINUE MARIJUANA PROGRAM DESPITE 'MULTIPLE' FLAWS

The state auditor says Ohio should continue its medical marijuana
program despite "multiple" flaws in selecting grower applicants.

Republican Auditor David Yost says the program's flaws should be
handled by administrative appeals or lawsuits.

At issue is the Department of Commerce's admission last week that a
scoring error led to a company's inadvertent exclusion from the
proposed list of the dozen big marijuana growers in Ohio's new program.

The agency says it identified the mistake after Yost expressed concern
that two employees had complete access to the scoring data.

The agency offered to put the program on hold. Yost said in
Wednesday's letter it's too late for that. He urged the agency to get
advice from the Ohio Attorney General.
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