COLUMBUS, OH (WOWO) Ohio’s recreational marijuana sales topped $836 million in 2025, marking the first full year adult-use cannabis was legal in the state.
According to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control, recreational sales reached more than $1.09 billion as of January 3, after sales began in August 2024. Recreational marijuana generated more than $242 million in sales during the partial year in 2024.
Ohio voters approved marijuana legalization in 2023. Since then, the state has expanded access through licensed dispensaries. There are currently 190 dual-use dispensaries statewide authorized to sell both medical and recreational marijuana.
Medical marijuana sales, which began in 2019, brought in more than $233 million in 2025. Total medical marijuana sales have now exceeded $2.29 billion, according to state data.
Average marijuana prices declined slightly over the past year. Manufactured cannabis products averaged $23.83 for the week ending January 3, compared with $26.66 during the same period last year.
More than 130 Ohio municipalities and townships currently have moratoriums banning adult-use cannabis sales according to the Ohio Capital Journal.
Meanwhile, changes to Ohio’s marijuana law are set to take effect in March under Senate Bill 56, signed by Governor Mike DeWine. The law reduces allowable THC levels, bans intoxicating hemp products, limits public smoking, and criminalizes transporting legally purchased marijuana from other states into Ohio.
A referendum effort is underway to block the law from taking effect. Organizers must collect nearly 250,000 valid signatures statewide to place the issue before voters.
