COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — Its been almost a month since Ohio dispensaries got the green light to start selling recreational marijuana, and sales have been booming for two local dispensaries.
Both Locals Cannabis and Trulieve have locations in Columbus. Both dispensaries said the novelty of purchasing recreational marijuana is not wearing off just yet. Locals Cannabis owner, Mandy Morton, said they are still consistently busy from open to close each day.
“We’ve had at least six times the amount of people that we had before when we were just medical,” Morton said. “So the non-medical crowd has definitely come in in full force.”
And Morton said customers are showing no signs of slowing down any time soon.
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“We’ll compare this Wednesday to last Wednesday and see: is the trend continuing or are we starting to see a decrease in customers?” Morton said. “We haven’t seen that yet.”
Trulieve Director of State Operations Nick Rassler said they are also seeing an influx of customers eager to exercise their right to purchase, after exercising their right to vote a little while back.