Approximately one year after launching its adult-use recreational cannabis market, Ohio has surpassed $3 billion in total cannabis sales.
According to new data released by the state's Division of Cannabis Control (DCC), total sales as of Sept. 13 sit at about $3.04 billion. Recreational accounts for just over $800 million of that total while medical, which has been available in Ohio since January 2019, sits at about $2.23 billion.
Ohio recently wrapped up its first full year of recreational cannabis sales and brought in about $735 million during that time.
Recreational sales so far are outpacing early projections. Cannabis data company BDSA previously projected recreational cannabis could account for as much as $300 million in sales by 2025. By 2027, it said believes combined sales in the state could eclipse $1.65 billion.
Recreational sales this year in Ohio have already passed $500 million.
