(a) No person shall knowingly cultivate marihuana.
(b) This section does not apply to any person listed in Ohio R.C. 2925.03(B)(1), (2) or (3), or a substantially similar municipal ordinance, to the extent and under the circumstances described in that division.
(c) Whoever commits a violation of division (a) of this section is guilty of illegal cultivation of marihuana.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (c)(2), illegal cultivation of marihuana is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(2) If the amount of marihuana involved equals or exceeds 200 grams, illegal cultivation of marihuana is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate State law.
(d) In addition to any prison term authorized or required by division (c) of this section and Ohio R.C. 2929.13 and 2929.14, and in addition to any other sanction imposed for the offense under this section or Ohio R.C. 2929.11 through 2929.18, the court that sentences a person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (a) of this section shall do all of the following that are applicable regarding the offender:
(1) The court shall suspend the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit in accordance with Ohio R.C. 2925.03(G). If an offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit is suspended in accordance with that division, the offender may request termination of, and the court may terminate, the suspension in accordance with that division.
(2) If the offender is a professionally licensed person the court immediately shall comply with Ohio R.C. 2925.38.
(ORC 2925.04)