Ohio Gov. Pressing Lawmakers to Allow Adult-Use Cannabis Sales
- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is urging lawmakers to pass a proposal allowing medical cannabis dispensaries to serve adult-use customers.
- The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control Board has proposed letting dispensaries apply for dual-use licenses to serve both markets.
- Dispensaries, like Nar Reserve in Columbus, are ready to start serving adult-use customers as soon as they get approval.
- Ohio voters approved adult-use cannabis in November, but lawmakers have not yet implemented the market, causing confusion among potential customers.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is calling on Ohio lawmakers to pass a proposal that would enable the state’s medical cannabis dispensaries to serve adult-use customers, according to a 10 TV report.
The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control Board has already proposed letting current cannabis dispensaries apply for dual-use licenses that could serve both the medical and adult-use retail markets. Nilendu Singh, General Manager at Nar Reserve Dispensary in downtown Columbus, said in the report that he’s eager for the opportunity to serve adult-use customers.
“We are ready to implement it overnight. I think that is where a lot of dispensaries are at too and Nar Reserve is no different. The moment we get that license or we know we are getting it, we will be ready to roll it out that day.” — Singh, via 10 TV
Voters opted to legalize adult-use cannabis during last November’s election but Ohio lawmakers have yet to implement the adult-use market, which continues to confuse some would-be adult-use customers.
“We get phone calls all day long from people asking if we sell recreationally, and people don’t know, and that is the biggest problem,” Singh said in the report.
Shortly after voters passed the legalization initiative, the state’s Republican-led Legislature considered changing the voter-approved measure by removing provisions that prevented municipalities from banning cannabis operations and home cultivation and sought to change how cannabis taxes would be earmarked in the state.