Ohio’s recreational marijuana sales topped $50 million during the first month adult-use cannabis products were available in the regulated market.
The state’s 123 licensed cannabis retailers sold $54.5 million worth of cannabis products between Aug. 6 and Sept. 7, according to the state’s Division of Cannabis Control.
Recreational marijuana sales included 6,179 pounds of plant material (flower) and 840,141 units of manufactured products such as beverages, edibles, topicals and vapes.
Although regulators don’t track how the number of consumers from outside of Ohio, Cincinnati appears to be drawing customers from Kentucky and Indiana.
“The transition from serving medical patients to including recreational customers has been smoother than expected, largely due to the great staff and patience of our long-time medical customers,” Brian Wingfield, owner of Ohio Cannabis Co., told the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Between Aug. 6 and Sept. 7, prices dropped from an average of $9.40 to $8.95 per gram of flower and from $31.06 to $30.51 for manufactured products, according to state data.
Purchases are capped to 1 ounce of flower, 10 units of oil to vape (each containing 590 milligrams of THC) or 10 packages of edibles totaling no more than 1,100 milligrams of THC.
Recreational cannabis consumers only can purchase products permitted under the medical marijuana program, which does not include pre-rolled joints or concentrates with more than 70% THC.
Those products likely will be available in the future.
