Ohio medical and adult-use marijuana sales have officially surpassed $3 billion, new data from the state Department of Commerce (DOC) shows.
In an update published on Tuesday, DOC’s Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) reported $3,036,756,851 in cannabis purchases as of September 13. That includes about $2.2 billion worth of medical marijuana, which was legalized in 2019, and $802 million in recreational sales, which launched in August of last year.
According to DCC, 458,292 pounds of plant material and nearly 44.4 million manufactured product units have been sold since the medical market launched, across almost 40 million receipts.
There are currently 165 licensed retailers that can serve adults and patients. And the state shows there are 459,408 registered medical cannabis patients and 41,995 caregivers.
DCC also said that the average price per gram of marijuana is currently $6.55.
The state sold about $703 million in recreational cannabis in the law’s first year of implementation, according to DCC data.
Voters approved a ballot initiative to legalize adult-use marijuana in November 2023, and lawmakers have since taken a series of steps aimed at revising the law. However, that’s been met with pushback and the legislature has so far been unable to reach consensus
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