AYR Wellness has received approval to begin adult use sales at the Dayton Dispensary, 4918 Airway Road in Dayton on Tuesday at 9 a.m. It will be among the first in Ohio to sell adult-use recreational products as the state begins to pass out certificates of operation to medical marijuana dispensaries.
Pure Ohio Wellness’ Dayton and London dispensaries will be opening at 10 a.m. Tuesday for recreational sale.
Its two locations — 1875 Needmore Road in Dayton and 920 U.S. Route 42 in London — will also be among the first adult-use sellers in the state’s recreational program.
“We are very excited,” said Tracey McMillin, the chief operations officer of Pure Ohio Wellness. “Feels like the wait has been so long and we are more than ready.”
Pure Ohio Wellness, which also operates a grow facility on Dayton-Springfield Road in Springfield, received certificates of operation for recreational cultivating and processing from the state earlier this summer.
Dayton’s Green Releaf, located at 3620 Germantown St., told this news outlet that it will begin recreational sales on Tuesday after receiving confirmation from the state Friday morning. The dispensary plans on extending its hours to accommodate demand. Its doors will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Also in Dayton, Columbia Care dispensary at 333 Wayne Ave. will open for recreational sale on Tuesday, according to retail district manager Keri Stan.
Columbia Care also has a Butler County location, located in Monroe at 300 N. Main St., that will open for recreational sales on Tuesday. The Cannabist Company oversees these two locations, as well as three others across Ohio.
“The Cannabist Company is thrilled that we have been just approved for five retail adult-use licenses and will kick off adult-use sale bright and early Tuesday morning! We can’t wait to welcome new customers while continuing to support our loyal patients ,” said David Hart, CEO of The Cannabist Company.
Also in Montgomery County, Zen Leaf Dayton, which operates at 5604 Airway Road in Riverside, will launch adult recreational sales on Tuesday. In Greene County, Harvest of Ohio, located at 4370 Tonawanda Trail in Beavercreek, confirmed that it will also open for recreational sales on Tuesday.
After the recreational marijuana initiated statute went into effect last year, many Ohioans 21 and over have been legally growing and possessing cannabis at home. Although adults can legally possess marijuana, they have nowhere to legally buy it as of this week.
Jamie Crawford, the spokesperson for the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control, said the division intends to issue its first set of non-medical licenses on Tuesday.
“There will be no sales over the weekend. We will provide a formal announcement on Monday,” he said.
Other local dispensaries could see a beginning to recreational sales after Tuesday. Dual license applications opened earlier in June, and the state must approve or deny them by Sept. 7.
Sara Hawkins, general manager of Dayton’s Guaranteed Dispensary at 1910 Wayne Ave., told this news outlet that she expects to begin recreational sales sometime next week, but likely not Tuesday.
“We have been inspected but we have not heard about our specific date but I’m thinking it will be within a day or two,” Hawkins said, noting that the state communicated that dispensaries will be approved in batches.
Hawkins said she knew of some dispensaries that applied for dual-use licenses but are still waiting to be inspected by the state.
Roughly 20 dispensaries in Greene, Warren, Miami, Montgomery, Butler and Clark counties have applied for provisional licenses for dual-use, according to state data.
