Ohio awards $1M contract to company for marijuana help line

COLUMBUS — Ohio has issued a $1 million contract to a New Jersey company to operate a toll-free helpline for medical marijuana patients, caregivers, and physicians.Cleveland.com reports the helpline will be operated by Extra Step Assurance from a call center in Bellefontaine in central Ohio. The company is a subsidiary of Direct Success Inc., which has been operating a national marijuana help line there since February 2017.The contract amount covers a three-year period.Direct Success CEO C