Ohioans are paying less for marijuana than when recreational sales began but prices remain much higher than Michigan. When recreational sales launched in August 2024, the average price of flower was $9.40 per gram. Now, it costs about $6.30, according to data from the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control.
That's progress, but not enough to keep Buckeye State consumers from visiting that state up north where customers pay $2.29 per gram. Experts say Ohio's prices will continue to drop but parity with Michigan is a complicated goal given how differently the two states regulate their markets.
But Ohio lawmakers are considering rule changes as part of the two-year state budget. How they choose to regulate marijuana could dictate whether prices ever fall in line with Michigan. Ohioans voted in November 2023 to legalize recreational marijuana for adults age 21 and older. The law outlined everything from the ability to grow marijuana at home to how many licenses the state could distribute.
Michigan doesn't limit the number of grower licenses and lets cultivators grow outdoors. That isn't the case in Ohio, where rules are much more restrictive. The result is that Ohio has 37 operational cultivators while Michigan reported 1,796 active licenses in January.
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