More than 100 new marijuana dispensaries are slated to open in Ohio in 2025, according to the state’s division of cannabis control. This adds to the 124 storefronts already in place, ideally attracting an influx of new and veteran consumers. Newbies in particular will be asking about what constitutes “quality cannabis,” a question that proprietors like Klutch Cannabis are prepared to answer.
“We fight the general idea that THC potency is everything, like that’s the end-all, be-all of determining whether a product is high quality or not,” said Pete Nischt, chief compliance and communications director for Klutch, an Akron cultivator with dispensary locations in Lorain and Canton, and forthcoming storefronts in downtown Cleveland and Northfield Village. “A lot of consumers, especially in the beginning, will say I want the most potent thing you have. What they’ll get is the highest THC content, but that doesn’t tell the whole story.”
THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis, produces a “high” when consumed through smoking, vaping or edibles. Yet, THC concentration is only one attribute of overall product quality. Terpenes, another chemical compound found in cannabis, contribute to how the plant tastes or smells, said Nischt…