This story was republished with permission from Crain’s Cleveland Business and written by Jeremy Nobile.
Klutch Cannabis fought the law and won — more or less.
The vertically integrated cannabis company with headquarters, cultivation, and processing facilities in Akron said it has reached a settlement with the state of Ohio that resolves years of litigation and, as a result, enables the business to open two new marijuana dispensaries in Northeast Ohio.
“We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the leadership and staff of the Division of Cannabis Control, who have endeavored to amicably resolve these cases despite undertaking a mountain of work readying the state for its new adult-use program,” said Klutch founder and CEO Adam Thomarios in a statement. “We are thrilled to be able to finally put these cases behind us and are ready to get to work preparing these stores for our patients and future adult-use customers.”
One of these two shops, according to the company, will be in downtown Cleveland at 300 Prospect Ave. E.
The long-vacant storefront there was once home to Record Rendezvous, a legendary music shop that occupied the space between 1945 and 1987. The shop’s owner, Leo Mintz, is credited with helping coin