cannabis ohio

Since the start of Ohio's recreational cannabis sales on August 6, the market has generated over $98 million in revenue, according to figures from the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control. Erick Rodriguez, vice president of retail for the Cannabist Company, which operates a dispensary in Marietta,...

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. announced on Tuesday its second-quarter results for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The Florida medical cannabis giant reported a 2% quarter-over-quarter and 8% year-over-year increase to $303 million, with 95% of the sum coming from retail sales, driven by higher...

It’s been nine months since Ohioans voted to legalize adult-use marijuana. While the law went into effect in December 2023, retail sales remained on hold due to regulatory requirements and a few political skirmishes. The Wait Is Nearly Over Medical marijuana dispensaries across Ohio learned...

It seems presidential candidate Donald Trump and his VP pick Senator JD Vance of Ohio have buried the hatchet following the latter's 2021 comments calling the former president an "idiot" and saying he feared Trump could be "America's Hitler."  Trump made the announcement Monday at the ...

It's been seven months since Ohioans overwhelmingly voted to approve Issue 2, the initiative that legalized adult-use marijuana. While the law went into effect in December 2023, retails sales did not, could not, begin immediately due to regulatory requirements. Things Are Finally Moving Ohio's...

As Ohio inches closer to launching its legal recreational marijuana market, a new Republican Senate bill is hovering over the process. The bill seeks to control where Ohioans can consume cannabis and impose new rules on home cultivation. Adult-use cannabis was legalized in November 2023 with 57% of...

Applications for medical marijuana dispensaries to serve both medical and recreational customers in Ohio must open by Friday, June 7, say regulators, though it is not expected that dispensaries will begin selling products by this coming Saturday. Ohio voters overwhelmingly legalized recreational...

Ohio’s medical marijuana companies are gearing up to enter the legal recreational cannabis market following recent regulatory approvals. Dual-use applications for existing medical marijuana dispensaries that want to sell recreational cannabis products should be available by June 7, according...

A panel of Ohio lawmakers cleared 11 administrative rules on Monday for the state's medical and recreational marijuana programs, including one that spells out how existing medical marijuana retailers can apply for dual-use medicinal and recreational dispensary licenses. The move, undertaken by the...

In his annual State of the State address on Wednesday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) began his speech with a focus on youth and education then moved quickly to a renewed push to ban Delta-8 and keep cannabis away from minors. DeWine previously called for a ban on Delta-8 products, which he calls ...

As of March 4, Ohio's annual registration fees for patients and caregivers now cost just one cent, down from $50 and $25 respectively. The kind gesture comes as Ohio limps toward implementing its November 2023 voter-approved cannabis law. The Division of Cannabis Control (DCC), which called the one...

Ohio's new recreational marijuana law has ignited a political firestorm, leaving residents in a hazy limbo. While adults can legally possess and cultivate cannabis at home, the lack of a legal purchasing system has created frustration. What Happened: While Governor DeWine ...

Despite the incessant nitpicking on the part of Ohio’s Republican leadership, which is seeking changes to the Nov. 7 voter-approved initiative that legalized adult-use cannabis, one Cleveland representative has stepped up to question what many are calling anti-...

Rob Moore, an analyst at Scioto Analysis, looked at the outcome of altering how Ohio had planned to use the hundreds of millions in revenue expected to be raised by excise taxes on the state's new legal market.   Gov. Mike DeWine and state Senate...

The recent legalization of recreational marijuana in Ohio marked a significant shift in the United States where now over half the population has access to legal adult-use cannabis in addition to the nearly 80% of the country where medical marijuana is legal.  Growing public...