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US (OH): Officials to start accepting adult-use applications this week, but market won't launch immediately

Ohio's top cannabis regulator says that while the state will open up applications for medical cannabis dispensaries to start selling to adult-use consumers by Friday, the exact timing for when they'll be able to launch depends on whether they've satisfied a list of conditions.

Ohio Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) Superintendent James Canepa has previously suggested that businesses with dual licenses approved could begin selling to patients and recreational consumers as early as this month. That's still a possibility, but he declined to commit to any specific timeline in a new interview with Cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer.

He said it's likely there will be a "trickle in the beginning," with a limited number of hybrid shops that are able to meet requirements to open their doors, such as enhanced security and updated point-of-sale systems to differentiate between medical and adult-use purchases.

Most dual dispensaries are expected to launch later, he said, "not that they're not ready but that they're a little more thoughtful about the scale for a new customer base."

Read more at marijuanamoment.net

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