26 local marijuana dispensaries readying recreational sales

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(WJW) — As of Tuesday, the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control had issued provisional licenses to 80 cannabis dispensaries looking to sell both medical and adult-use marijuana , including 26 in Northeast Ohio .

But those dual-use licenses are just placeholders, and don’t allow them to start selling it. There’s still more regulatory legwork before they get the green light to actually open for business, and there’s no telling when your local shop can start selling to non-medical consumers.

Before issuing the certificate of operation allowing them to begin selling recreational marijuana, Ohio’s newly formed Division of Cannabis Control is ensuring inspection requirements are met and that dispensaries’ point-of-sale systems can distinguish between medical and non-medical cannabis sales and also charge the state’s 10% excise tax.

Those certificates will be issued to dispensaries in “roughly the order” their applications were received, said division spokesperson James Crawford. So far, none have been issued.

“It’s important to keep in mind that, based on the criteria above, there will be no one singular day when sales begin. We will start issuing licenses and it will be up to the retailer based on staffing, stock and other considerations as to which day they will begin sales,” he said. “Given the foundation already laid through the Medical Marijuana Control Program, current medical permit holders positioned to apply for dual-use status who have already undergone many of the comprehensive checks are anticipated to have a much quicker turnaround for issuance of licenses over the summer.”

The state must start issuing certificates to qualified shops by Sept. 7, under the rules outlined in the state’s new legal cannabis statute.

Voters in November approved Issue 2, making it legal in Ohio for those age 21 and older to possess up to 2 1/2 ounces of cannabis flower and up to 15 grams of extract. It also allows Ohioans to grow up to six cannabis plants per household, or up to 12 plants if there are two or more adults in the home.

The law also allows local communities to opt out of allowing new adult-use cannabis businesses in their limits. Despite budding growth of new dispensaries in the state, at least 56 Ohio communities have enacted moratoriums or permanent bans .

Here’s where the Northeast Ohio dispensaries are located:

Ashtabula County

• Italian Herbs, 2712 W. Prospect Road, Ashtabula

Columbiana County

• FRX Health, 1865 Dresden Ave., East Liverpool

Cuyahoga County

• Amplify, 22803 Rockside Road, Bedford
• Green Power OH, 13429 Lakewood Heights Blvd., Cleveland
• Rise, 1222 Prospect Ave. E, Cleveland
• Amplify, 1782 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights
• Rise, 11818 Madison Ave., Lakewood

Erie County

• The Forest Dispensary, 5020 Milan Road, Sandusky
• Ascend Dispensary Outlet, 6019 Milan Road, Sandusky

Lake County

• Good Day Dispensary, 34480 Vine St., Eastlake
• Insa, 27751 Chardon Road, Willoughby Hills

Lorain County

• Nirvana Ohio, 914 Cleveland St., Elyria
• Rise, 1920 Cooper Foster Park Road W, Lorain
• The Citizen by Klutch, 5152 Grove Ave., Lorain
• Body and Mind Dispensary, 709 Sugar Lane, Elyria

Mahoning County

• Leaf Relief, 4323 Market St., Youngstown

Portage County

• Bliss Ohio, 331 E. Main St., Kent
• Supergood, 554 N. Chestnut St., Ravenna

Stark County

• The Citizen by Klutch, 401 Cherry Ave. NE, Canton
• ZenLeaf Canton, 3224 Cleveland Ave. NW, Canton
• Ohio Cannabis Company, 4016 Greentree Ave. SW, Canton

Summit County

• The Botanist, 46 S. Summit St., Akron
• FRX Health, 1682 State Road, Cuyahoga Falls

Trumbull County

• ACA Dispensary, 437 E. Liberty St., Hubbard
• gLeaf Medical Cannabis, 2932 Youngstown Road SE, Warren

Tuscarawas County

• Ratio, 1145 W. High Ave., New Philadelphia

See the full list of active Ohio dispensaries on the Medical Marijuana Control Program website .

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