Inside an unassuming building on Steinway Boulevard, cannabis plants are stacked five tiers high in a brightly lit bloom room.
Irrigation tubes feed the potted roots while fans circulate air that's controlled for temperature and humidity. The plants are at the core of Verano's cultivation and processing operations in Canton — the multi-state cannabis company's only grow facility in Ohio.
Verano, which also operates Zen Leaf dispensaries, recently began manufacturing single and five-pack pre-rolled joints. The Division of Cannabis Control issued guidance for pre-roll sales in August around the anniversary of the state's first adult-use marijuana sales.
Voters legalized the adult use of marijuana with a ballot initiative in November 2023, but the industry started operating under existing medical regulations that prohibited combustible forms of consumption while adult-use rules were established. As of Sept. 13, the state reported more than $3 billion in cannabis sales — $2.23 billion in medical and $802 million in adult-use sales. The average price per gram of flower was $6.55.
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