The Ohio marijuana industry looks poised to significantly expand one way or the other in the next year.
State lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would greatly expand Ohio’s medical marijuana program, which now enrolls only about 2% of the state population, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported.
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At the same time, adult-use legalization supporters say they’re renewing an effort to put a ballot initiative before voters next fall.
One of the most populous states in the Midwest, Ohio is considered, along with Florida and Pennsylvania, one of the potentially next great markets in the United States.
With only 237,613 registered medical marijuana patients as of the first quarter of 2022 – out of a population of 11.8 million, or more than twice the population of Colorado – MMJ sales are still expected to hit $550 million by the end of the year.
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