Ohio medical marijuana sales have officially surpassed the $1 billion mark since dispensaries started serving patients in April 2019.
Total sales reached $1,000,047,483 as of September 18 and then grew by another $8 million over the following week, according to data posted by the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program on Sunday.
The sales to date include 118,978 pounds of plant material and 10,990,809 units of manufactured products.
The milestone for the medical cannabis market comes as the state prepares to double the number of dispensaries by early next year, with regulators announcing in May that they had selected 70 new licensees through a lottery system.
It’s likely that increasing access points will lead to more sales, but advocates are also hoping that the legislature will enact a bill to allow doctors to recommend medical cannabis to patients for any condition they see fit, which could dramatically expand the marketplace even further.
The Senate did pass legislation in December that includes that reform, but it hasn’t yet advanced out of the House committee to which it was referred in March. There have been multiple hearings on the proposal in the House Government Oversight Committee, however, and the legislative session is still
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