OH REC MARIJUANA 

IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE OHIOANS BEGAN PURCHASING RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA LEGALLY IN THE BUCKEYE STATE. T
OUT OF THE GATE, OHIO'S RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA SALES WERE STRONG AND BEAT THE STATE OF MICHIGAN'S INITIAL SALES BUT FELL SHORT OF INDUSTRY EXPECTATIONS. THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH REPORTS THAT MICHIGAN’S LOWER PRICES AND LOOSER REGULATIONS PLUS OHIO'S UNREGULATED DELTA-8 PRODCUTS AND ADVERTISING RESTRICTIONS ARE THE REASONS WHY THE MARKET HAS UNDERPERFORMED. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A DROP IN MEDICAL USE. THE DIVISION OF CANNABIS CONTROL REPORTS OHIO'S SALES HAVE STARTED TO CLIMB BUT NEW PROPOSED REGULATIONS COULD HINDER THAT GROWTH. THERE ARE 159 DISPENSARIES STATEWIDE.