Weed

The first recreational marijuana sales at Sunnyside Recreational and Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Madisonville on Aug. 6, 2024

Ohio Recreational Marijuana Sales Exceed $76 Million in Less than 50 Days

Recreational marijuana sales started in Ohio on Aug. 6 and sales topped $11.5 million in less than a week.

By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal

Jeff Ried, 55, camped out at Sunnyside Dispensary in Cincinnati starting at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 5. He was the first purchaser of legal adult-use cannabis in Cincinnati, one of the first legal weed sales in the state on Aug. 6.

Take a Look at one of Ohio's First Legal Weed Sales

By Madeline Fening

Cresco Labs produces cannabis products for Sunnyside and other dispensaries across the United States.

Green Rush: Cincinnati Marijuana Dispensaries Give Tips for Opening Day

By Madeline Fening

Ohioans voted to legalize weed in November, but there has been nowhere to legally buy it until this week.

Ohioans Can Start Buying Recreational Marijuana in Some Dispensaries this Week

By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal

The Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio Republicans Introduce Bills to Restrict Adult-Use Hemp Products

By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal

The Stargazer Cannabis Festival will happen Friday-Sunday, July 26-28.

Stargazer Cannabis Festival to Bring Three Days of Love and Weed to Ohio

By Katherine Barrier

The state Division of Cannabis Control recently awarded about 60 dual-use provisional licenses to various medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivators, laboratories and processors.

Many Ohio Dispensaries Move One Step Closer to Being Able to Sell Recreational Marijuana

By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal

The proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio was State Issue 2 in the Nov. 7 election.

Ohio Medical Marijuana Companies Prepare to Apply for Dual-Use License to Sell Recreational

By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal

Dr. James Weeks of One Heart Medical expects the state’s medical marijuana program will see an uptick in patients, particularly from the Baby Boomer generation.

The Weed Issue: Ohio Lawmakers Have Yet to Cough Up a Cannabis Program We Can All Agree On

By Madeline Fening

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWin, has said that although he opposed Issue 2 in November, he wants to get Ohioans access to buy legal weed as soon as possible as a way to combat the black market.

Guest Commentary: Now or Later? Ohio’s Marshmallow Test on Legal, Adult-Use Recreational Marijuana

By David Dewitt, Ohio Capital Journal

Ohioans can’t legally purchase marijuana yet, but they can grow their own — six plants per person with 12 plants per residence.

Legislation Trying to Tweak Ohio’s New Adult-Use Marijuana Law Continues to Be at a Standstill

By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal

Recreational marijuana advocates worried early on that Issue 2's 56.62% passage rate is “not wide enough of a margin to deter the Republicans from immediately trying to change what the people decided.”

We Still Don't Know What Recreational Weed Will Look Like in Ohio

By Madeline Fening

The Ohio GOP opposed Issue 2 at every turn, and now that it passed, they want to threaten to take away one of its most popular provisions and receive praise by turning around and giving it back.

Guest Commentary: The Ohio Senate Republican Bill on Legal Cannabis is a Trick

By Deb Tharp, the Ohio Capital Journal

BUCKEYE LAKE, Ohio — AUGUST 17: Workers remove lower leaves from marijuana plants to increase the growth above in a flowering room, August 17, 2023, at PharmaCann, Inc.’s cultivation and processing facility in Buckeye Lake, Ohio.

Recreational Marijuana is Legal in Ohio, But Bills Are Trying to Change the Law

By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal

HB 86 — introduced earlier this year by rep. Jeff LaRe, R-Violet Twp., — would revise the state’s liquor control laws and passed the Ohio House in the summer with little opposition.

Ohio Senate Votes to Approve Changes to the Marijuana Law. DeWine Urges Bill’s Passage

By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal