ExploreMAP: Here's where you can buy recreational marijuana starting Tuesday
Ohioans 21 and older can legally purchase cannabis products from licensed locations in the state, but cannabis officials say prospective customers should keep a few things in mind.
Product types and limitations
Dispensaries in the area and throughout Ohio sell flowers, edibles, patches, lotions, and even infused beverages.
But states have rules on how much an adult can buy and possess at one time. According to state law, non-medical consumers can legally possess and transfer up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and 15 grams of extracts or edibles.
According to the Cannabis Regulation Authority, customers can purchase no more than 10 units of cannabis per day across all forms. Daily units vary from up to 110 milligrams of THC in edibles to 2.83 grams of THC in plant material. Therefore, customers cannot purchase the maximum amount of flowers, e-cigarette cartridges, or food products in one shopping trip.
ID requirements, payments, and taxes
All pharmacies in Ohio are required to present a valid state-issued ID card to verify a customer's age before making a sale.
Business leaders encourage customers to bring cash on the first day of sales, as many pharmacies are cash-only. Some dispensaries also accept payments through cannabis-specific apps, such as Spendr and CanPay, and they typically have an ATM inside the dispensary.
Customers will also have to pay a 10% excise tax, according to the Cannabis Regulation Authority.
State officials say the tax revenue will go toward administrative costs for social equity and employment programs, mental health and addiction services, local governments, and the Ohio Department of Taxation and the Office of Cannabis Regulation.
“Be patient and excited.”
Tracy McMillen, chief operating officer of Pure Ohio Wellness, said local dispensaries have been preparing for recreational sales for quite some time and are anticipating the launch of adult programming in other states. He said he took notes.
Pure Ohio Wellness operates dispensaries in Dayton and London, as well as a cultivation and processing facility in Clark County. McMillen said he expects dispensary operators to have enough product on hand to serve customers through the first day of sales, but in the unlikely event that a product disappears from the shelves, the company's growth facilities He said it was not far away.
“Be patient and stay excited,” McMillen said when asked what guidance he had to offer cannabis customers Tuesday. “We are all a part of Ohio's cannabis history. Come prepared. We look forward to seeing you. Just give us a little patience and good cheer.”
How we got here
State officials said this comes more than a month before the Sept. 7 deadline outlined in the Getting Started Act that Ohio voters passed last November.
Once a dispensary receives its Certificate of Operation, it is legally allowed to begin selling non-medical cannabis in addition to medical cannabis.
However, according to the Department of Cannabis Control, the issuance of a certificate of operation does not necessarily mean that all dispensaries will immediately begin selling non-medical products, and each licensee will be responsible for staffing, inventory, and other business operations. Because you need to decide when to start selling based on factors such as the considerations above. officials.
The state says the issuance of certificates of operation will be based on the approximate sequence of when a completed application is received by the department and when compliance obligations are met.
Department leaders said they plan to award certificates to all remaining eligible pharmacies later this week.
Here are local dispensaries where you can purchase recreational cannabis starting with Explore Tuesday
Cannabis Control Division Superintendent James Canepa said Monday that the state was able to move forward with issuing certificates of operation ahead of the Sept. 7 deadline largely because of the foundation provided by the state's medical marijuana program. said.
“We expected the process to go fairly smoothly as our existing licensees had already met the program's stringent requirements. They had already undergone a number of comprehensive inspections as part of that process. ” he said.
Due to tax considerations, pharmacies must demonstrate that they can properly handle adult use and drug sales in order to receive a certificate of operation.
In addition, licensees must verify that their security systems meet legal requirements and agree to ensure that as much inventory as possible is available to medical patients.
Employee training must also be validated and updated employee badges implemented, according to the state.
Area locations set to receive dual-use operational certificates on Tuesday are:
– Broome Medicinals, 403 S. Main St., Seven Mile
– Terrasana, 183 Raydo Circle, Springfield
– Columbia Care, 300 N. Main St., Monroe
– Columbia Care, 333 Wayne Ave., Dayton
– Uplift 401, River's Edge Dr., Milford
– AYR Pharmacy, 4918 Airway Road, Dayton
– Landing Pharmacy, 1312 Hamilton-Lebanon Rd., Monroe
– Green Releaf Dispensary, 3620 Germantown St. Dayton
– Harvest of Ohio, LLC, 4370 Tonawanda Trail, Beaver Creek.
– Consume Oxford, 3620 Southpointe Pkwy, Oxford
– Zen Leaf Dayton, 5604 Airway Rd., Riverside
– Pure Ohio Wellness, 1875 Needmore Rd., Dayton
– Pure Iconic, 5280 College Corner Pike, Oxford
– Shangri-La Pharmacy, 211 Brooks Drive, Monroe
– Shangri-La Pharmacy, 100 Clarence F. Warner Dr., Monroe
– The Forest Springfield, LLC, 1711 W. Main St., Springfield
