Nearly 100 dispensaries in Ohio will be able to open their doors to adult consumers starting Tuesday, regulators have announced.
The Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) said on Monday that it will be issuing 98 certificates of operation to existing medical marijuana dispensaries that applied for dual licenses so they can also serve the recreational market. This comes about a month ahead of a deadline to approve hybrid shops after voters approved legalization at the ballot last November.
It’s unclear how many of the businesses that receive the certificates will launch adult-use sales on Tuesday, but several have announced their own plans to open up shop, including multi-state operators such as Cresco Labs, AYR Wellness and Curaleaf.
“A big reason we were able to get to this point ahead of the Sept. 7 deadline was due to the foundation laid through the state’s existing Medical Marijuana Control Program,” DCC Superintendent James Canepa said in a press release. “Since existing licensees had already met stringent requirements of that program, we anticipated this process to be rather smooth. They had already undergone many of the comprehensive checks as part of that process.”
DCC said that dispensaries with provisional dual licenses that haven’t
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