COLUMBUS - Ohio is taking another step closer to the launch of adult-use marijuana sales, with regulators approving the state’s first certificate of operations for a dual use testing lab as well as granting additional certifications for hybrid grower and processor licensees. As the state works to bring a recreational market online following voter approval
COLUMBUS - Many Ohioans are likely planning to celebrate the start of recreational marijuana sales in the state but don't expect a festival-like atmosphere at dispensaries. Ohio recently released guidelines for what the shops are allowed, and largely not allowed, to do to commemorate the start of the new recreational industry. No dispensaries have been granted dual-use
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Recreational cannabis availability in Ohio took another incremental step forward on Friday, but Ohioans still cannot legally purchase non-medicinal cannabis at dispensaries. On Friday, 10 marijuana growers and processors received certificates of operation that will let them start working in the recreational weed market. State authorities said adult-use sales could begin by year's
COLUMBUS - Ohio’s adult-use cannabis market is officially up and running—well, at least for four cultivators and six processors. The state’s Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) issued the first batch of dual-use certificates of operation to these businesses on July 19, providing them the green light to start supplying the state’s commercial adult-use marketplace. Another
COLUMBUS - More than 100 Ohio medical cannabis dispensaries are on their way to selling recreational marijuana − but they still have a few boxes to check before sales can begin. The Division of Cannabis Control began accepting applications last month from medical marijuana businesses that want to participate in the adult-use market. Ohioans voted last year
LANSING – Michigan marijuana sales remained flat in June, although sales were up 6.9 percent from June 2023. Michigan marijuana dispensaries sold $278.8 million in adult legal and medical products last month, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency reported Monday, down from $279.6 million in May and up slightly from $278.5 million in April. But overall sales
COLUMBUS – Ohio opened the application process for Ohio recreational Marijuana Sales via Existing Medical Dispensaries. On June 7, Published on the Division of Cannabis Control’s website, a new "dual-use" license permit will allow existing medical marijuana dispensaries to sell recreational cannabis to adults 21 and over. 1. Who Can Get an Ohio Recreational Marijuana
WASHIGTON DC - A ban on intoxicating hemp may not wait for the next U.S. Farm Bill, as a measure that could remove the often unsafe products from the market has passed out of a key U.S. congressional committee and could be in place by October. The House Appropriations Committee last week approved a broad
WASHINGTON DC – The "Conservative Climate Change Policy: 2025 Presidential Transition Project" is a controversial roadmap put forth by conservative policymakers. This project, also known as Project 2025, outlines a plan for the next Republican administration. Specifically, the Presidential Transition Project calls for the elimination of numerous government offices and regulations related to energy and
POMEROY, Ohio — An Ohio cannabis festival launching in the state’s first full year with recreational marijuana has picked its highly paid judges for a joint rolling contest. Stargazer Cannabis Festival previously announced in June that it was looking for joint-rolling judges to be paid $100 an hour for its July 27 event. Contestants, who organizer Chad
