Ohio caps adult-use cannabis store licenses in state’s largest cities

On Sep 28, 2024

Ohio marijuana regulators are limiting the number of cannabis stores allowed in the state’s three largest cities.

According to The Columbus Dispatch, the state Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) recently approved 121 additional applications for retailers while also ruling that 47 of them cannot be in Franklin, Cuyahoga or Hamilton counties.

Those are the jurisdictions for Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati, respectively.

The DCC ruled that those areas already have sufficient retail, the Dispatch reported.

Meanwhile, the 121 new permits are on top of the existing 123 medical marijuana dispensaries in the state that started selling adult-use products on Aug. 6.

They’re part of the state’s so-called “10(B) license” program in which existing licensed growers and certain licensed retailers can apply for approval

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