It’s 4/20, one of the busiest days of the year for marijuana dispensaries, but “celebrating” in Ohio will cost much more than up north.
Why it matters: That’s by design. Ohio’s recreational marijuana rollout has been a deliberate slow burn, with steady, tightly controlled growth since sales began in August 2024.
- Michigan took the opposite approach in 2018, flooding the market and tanking prices — a gap that’s become a constant comparison point for Ohio consumers.
Reality check: Even as growing operations expand and more dispensaries come online, it’s unlikely Ohio marijuana will ever be as cheap as Michigan’s due to supply and demand.
By the numbers: Michigan has hundreds of large-scale growers and doesn’t cap licenses. Ohio has 37 cultivators and is focusing on the expansion of those facilities…