COLUMBUS, Ohio – Medical marijuana isn’t yet available in Ohio but the state is considering new ways of administering the drug – specifically through nasal sprays.

Regulators are asking for patients and caregivers to share experiences about the sprays and mists.

Several months ago a member of the public petitioned the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to include the sprays in the list of allowable forms of medical marijuana.

Current allowable forms of medical marijuana include oils, edibles vape oils, patches, lotions, creams, ointments and plant material for vaporizing. Smoking marijuana is prohibited in Ohio law.

On Thursday, Erin Reed, a Board of Pharmacy attorney, told the Ohio Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee that regulators are trying to research nasal sprays with THC, but haven’t been successful in amassing a lot of information. They’ve reached out to medical marijuana nasal mist manufacturers and others, and haven’t heard back. They are interested in why someone would use a nasal spray as opposed to another allowable form.

Reed said that the researches have gotten some insight recently from caregivers and hope a formal public commenting period will inspire other patients and caregivers to respond.

“We want to encourage people to get us any comments they have – even if it’s anecdotal evidence of efficacy of use,” she said. "If they can tell us how they’re using and under what circumstances they’re using it, and what their experience is, we would like to be able to consider that as part of our assessment.”

The comment period began Wednesday and continues until Jan. 4.

People can send information to https://medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov/contactus, and select the “Form and Method Petition Comments" option.