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Applications are now open to secure a recreational marijuana dispensary license, marking a huge step forward in Ohio’s cannabis industry. Sales could begin in the next couple of weeks.
Friday was worth the wait for Verilife, a medical marijuana cultivator and distributor across Ohio — and probably also for the around 130 other medical marijuana dispensaries.
“I’m sure every company that is ready for adult use sales and has been planning for this, alongside us, submitted their applications — if not this morning, they are working furiously to do so today,” Brandon Nemec, director of government affairs, said.
Applications are live for medical dispensaries to sell recreational weed to adults 21 and older. Nemec said his company had already applied for three dual-use licenses to convert their existing locations.
“We’ve been going on a hiring blitz, of course, making sure that we’re staffed up,” he added.
The 17-page application also covers conditions of getting a license, such as keeping visitor logs, having curbside and drive-through pickup and utilizing surveillance systems. Dispensaries will also have to keep inventory aside to make sure medical patients continue having preferred access.
His team also applied for three 10(B) licenses, which would allow their business to