It's official.
Recreational marijuana sales begin on Tuesday in Ohio.
Here's what you need to know before heading to a dispensary.
Where can you buy it?
Before you buy
Consumers must be 21 years old and have a physical ID. Although Ohio just updated our ID rules to allow for Apple Wallet, places may still want the in-person version. Trying to buy underage would result in penalties similar to buying alcohol under 21.
You can have up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana in all forms except for concentrates, which you can only have up to 15 grams.
Many dispensaries only take cash due to federal banking regulations, but plenty have ATMs at their stores. Some shops use third-party apps like Spendr to pay via phone.
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Opening day
Aug. 6 couldn’t come soon enough for some Ohioans.
"I've been waiting for this for 50 years — to buy it legally," Joe Wolf said. "I mean, I've been buying it illegally for forever and so this is just thrilling."
It's the first day Clevelanders like Wolf get to buy recreational marijuana. He got to Amplify Dispensary in Cleveland Heights hours before the store opened.
"A kid in a candy store — that's what it's going to be like when I get in there," Wolf said while waiting in line.
He was the fourth person to buy his weed. But we were there for the very first sale, which was to state Rep. Jamie Callender (R-Concord) helped make this happen.
Back in November, Ohio voters legalized recreational marijuana — making the state the 24th in the nation.
"Like when prohibition ended, we're going to see a social acceptance that's going to happen and we're going to see the stigma disappear fairly quickly here when folks realize that this isn't something to be afraid of any more so than alcohol or cigarettes or aspirin," Callender said.
Cannabis is a bipartisan issue, he said and was joined by Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren to show this is Ohio moving ahead.
"There is the symbolic benefit here of Cleveland Heights being at the vanguard of change in the state of Ohio and that's something that I think all of Cleveland Heights should be proud of," Seren said. "We are not a community that sits in the background, we take charge and we want to move forward."
Wolf is just happy that he can now buy it here — legally.
"This is the best experience of the year, maybe the decade even," he said.
Here's where dispensaries can't conduct business
Businesses must make sure their products are in compliance with Ohio law.
Part of that compliance stage is following Section 3796.30, which prohibits marijuana operators from conducting business within 500 feet of a school, church, public library, public playground, or public park.
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How did marijuana become legal in Ohio?
The passage of Issue 2 allowed adults 21 years of age and older to smoke, vape and ingest weed.
Individual Ohioans are able to grow up to six plants with up to 12 per household.
Click here to learn more about what the law entails.
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