Provisional licensure for adult-use cannabis were issued June 21. [Photo by Big B]
This article originally appeared in Cannabis Business Times.
More than 30 dispensaries received their dual-use provisional licenses and will be able to commence sales once they meet final requirements for operation.
Thirty-one of Ohio’s medical cannabis retailers received provisional licensure June 21 to transition their operations to the state’s forthcoming adult-use program. Still, an actual launch date for dispensary sales remains somewhat of a riddle, even though it could be just days away.
These 31 dispensaries must now meet the final requirements needed—from improving security/surveillance at their facilities to updating point-of-sale systems to handle increased traffic—to receive their dual-use certificates of operations from the Division of Cannabis Control (DCC), which operates under the state’s Department of Commerce.
DCC officials indicated they believe it should be a swift transition from provisional licensure to certificates of operation for these retailers, many of whom have served Ohio’s medical cannabis patients for several years now.
“Given the foundation already laid through the Medical Marijuana Control Program [MMCP], current medical permit holders positioned to apply for dual-use status who have already undergone many of the comprehensive checks are anticipated to have