Ohio cannabis retailers can no longer sell certain products, including high potency vaporizers, after new state rules took effect Tuesday.
In August, the DCC set new potency and package limits on a slew of cannabis products, including flower and edibles as well as concentrates.
The changes didn’t require legislative action, according to Columbus, Ohio-based ABC affiliate WSYX.
What are the new product limits in Ohio?
The new limits for cannabis products are:
- Flower: Packages capped at 1 ounce
- Vapes: No more than three cartridges or devices per package, each capped at 2 grams
- Edibles and beverages: 10 milligrams per serving for adult-use; 55 mg per serving for medical cannabis
- Capsules and patches: 50 mg each
- Oral pouches and strips: 10 mg, with a limit of 100 mg per package
- Oral drops: 10 milliliters per serving and no more than 30 ml per package
- Plants: No more than six clones, live plants or seeds per package
Ohio Cannabis Co. co-owner and General Manager Zachary Bradford told WSYX that adjusting to the new requirements will be challenging for his small business.
“I would be surprised if, like 10% of budtenders in the state of Ohio were able to accurately tell you what the rules were in the state right now,” he said.
The company was still trying to figure out which products it could continue to sell and which it had to remove from store shelves, he told the TV station.
Was medical marijuana affected by the new rules?
“Formerly there were 50 mg bags at 10 gummies, so 500 mg per bag,” Brandford told WSYX. “Now, we’re limited to 100 mg per bag and 10 mg serving.”
The new potency limits previously were part of Senate Bill 56, which also blocked the sale of hemp-derived THC products outside of regulated cannabis retailers beginning in March.
Ohio cannabis sales this year have reached $959 million through Sept. 19, putting the state on track to exceed the $1.09 billion in combined sales recorded in 2025, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce.
