Ohio’s adult-use marijuana market is set to launch next week, with several dispensaries reporting that they’ve been cleared to open shop following inspections ensuring compliance with the state’s legalization law.
While the Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) has not yet updated its licensing database, companies including Cresco Labs and Green Thumb Industries have said they’ve been told by regulators they will imminently receive certificates of operation to begin selling to patients and adult consumers alike starting on August 6.
“The first sales will take place Tuesday morning and we can’t wait to open our Sunnyside doors across Ohio to show consumers what regulated, adult-use cannabis looks like,” Jason Erkes, chief communications officer at Cresco, told Marijuana Moment on Friday. “I think they will be surprised.”
It’s not clear how many dispensaries with dual licenses will open next week, but this marks the culmination of a months-long process to implement the legalization law voters approved last November.
“Non-medical sales in Ohio have not yet begun because no dispensary has received their dual-use Certificate of Operation which is necessary in order to sell non-medical cannabis,” a DCC spokesperson told Marijuana Moment. “Once dispensaries receive their Certificate of Operation, the Division of Cannabis
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