Provisional licenses to sell adult-use weed granted in Summit, Stark, Portage counties

Ohio's Division of Cannabis Control is providing a glimpse into which marijuana dispensaries could be the first to sell recreational product.

Most of the businesses that have received provisional dual-use dispensary licenses from the DCC are already operating in the state's medical marijuana market. The state has opened the way for recreational sales to commence as well — once an authorized seller achieves full certification.

Every cannabis business that has been granted a provisional license still needs a certificate of operation to open its doors to recreational consumers, as the Columbus Dispatch reported last week .

Recreational sales will start throughout the state on a rolling basis, with businesses receiving certification as they meet DCC requirements, said division spokesman Jamie Crawford.

The DCC granted a provisional dual-use license to the The Botanist's Akron dispensary this month, the first such license granted in Summit County. A public relations agency contact for Acreage told the Beacon via email Friday that the timing for the recreational sales launch there is uncertain.

Which Northeast Ohio marijuana dispensaries got provisional licenses?

The DCC continued issuing provisional licenses throughout Friday. Here are the Northeast Ohio dispensaries that had been granted provisional dual-use dispensary licenses from the state as of 6:15 p.m. Friday:

Summit County

• The Botanist, Akron.
• FRX Health, Cuyahoga Falls.

Stark County

• Ohio Cannabis Co. (also known as The Green Goat Dispensary), Canton.
• Zen Leaf (managed by Mother Knows Best), Canton.
• Klutch Cannabis, Canton.

Portage County

• Bliss Ohio, Kent.
• Supergood, Ravenna.

Cuyahoga County

• Amplify, Bedford and Cleveland Heights.
• RISE Dispensary, Cleveland and Lakewood.
• Therapy Cannabis, Cleveland.

Lorain County

• RISE Dispensary, Lorain.
• Klutch Cannabis, Lorain.
• Nirvana Center, Elyria.
• Body and Mind, Elyria.

Lake County

• Good Day Dispensary, Eastlake (not yet open for medical sales, either).
• Insa, Willoughby Hills.

Erie County

• The Forest Dispensary, Sandusky.
• Ascend Dispensary, Sandusky.

Ashtabula County

• Italian Herbs Dispensary, Ashtabula.

Tuscarawas County

• Ratio Cannabis, New Philadelphia.

Mahoning County

• Leaf Relief, Youngstown.

Trumbull County

• gLeaf Medical, Warren.
• A Cut Above, Hubbard.

Columbiana County

• FRX Health, East Liverpool.

Jefferson County

• Sunnyside, Wintersville.

Which Summit County marijuana dispensaries don't have provisional licenses?

This leaves a few dispensaries that have not received provisional licenses to sell recreational product in the state of Ohio, including in Summit County. At least not yet.

Other medical cannabis businesses operating in Summit County :

• Bloom Medicinals, Akron.
• Culture, Akron.
• Curaleaf, Cuyahoga Falls.

Patrick Williams covers growth and development for the Akron Beacon Journal. He can be reached by email at pwilliams@gannett.com or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @pwilliamsOH.

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