Ohio’s recreational marijuana sales surpassed $702.5 million in first year

That's a lot of pounds

Megan Henry
Ohio Capital Journal

COLUMBUS — Ohio legal weed sales topped $702.5 million in the first year.

This week marks one year since Ohio began selling recreational marijuana and sales totaled $702,587,948 with 109,706 pounds sold as of Tuesday, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control. The average price was $6.63 per gram the week of July 27 through Aug. 2.