Ohio adult-use marijuana stores have racked up $600 million in sales since the market launched in Aug. 2024, recent data shows.
And so far, customers are buying twice as much cannabis from adult-use stores as they are from MMJ dispensaries, according to Columbus-based NBC-4.
Existing MMJ dispensaries were first in line to start selling to all adults 21 and over on Aug. 6, 2024.
Across the state, stores have recorded on average about $1.8 million in recreational marijuana sales per day, according to state data.
By comparison, medical marijuana sales have averaged about $925,000 per day over the past six years.
MMJ sales may exceed $481 million in 2025, according to an MJBiz Factbook projection. Recreational sales are projected to hit $650 million.
There are currently 153 licensed “dual-use” dispensaries in the state, according to recent state Department of Commerce data.
Efforts to add new permits via a marijuana social-equity program have stalled.
Meanwhile, both cannabis industry operators and lawmakers remain concerned about intoxicating hemp products containing Delta-8 or Delta-9 THC.
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