--- title: Ohio Cannabis Market Soars To $76M In Less Than 2 Months But Michigan Remains The Leader description: Ohio's cannabis market reaches $76M in two months but still trails behind Michigan's well-established industry, highlighting competitive pricing and robust demand in both states. image: https://420intel.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-10-03%20at%208.47.01%20AM.png --- [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) ### Press ESC to close [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) # Ohio Cannabis Market Soars To $76M In Less Than 2 Months But Michigan Remains The Leader - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - [Cannabis Business News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-business-news) - 3 October 2024 ## When Ohio recreational cannabis shops officially opened their doors on Aug. 6, sales zoomed to over $22.5 million in the first 12 days. Ohio's recreational marijuana industry is gaining momentum, with sales reaching $76.3 million as of the end of September. When recreational cannabis shops officially opened their doors this past Aug. 6, sales zoomed to over $22.5 million in the first 12 days with medical marijuana contributing an additional $16 million. In under two months, Ohio's legal weed market has moved over 8,813 pounds of plant materials and 1.2 million units of manufactured products through the state's 124 dual-use dispensaries that cater to both medical and recreational customers. **Neighboring Michigan: A Well-Established Competitor** Though Ohio's market is moving right along after last November's legalization vote, Michigan's industry is chugging ahead even faster. Recreational marijuana sales, which began there in 2019 have continued to rise despite Ohio's legalization. In August, for example, Michigan's total cannabis sales hit a record-breaking $295.4 million essentially indicating that weed vendors are retaining customers despite new competition from Ohio. **Why?** "Frankly, it is still worth it for me to drive to Michigan to buy cannabis," one Ohioan from a Cleveland suburb told Benzinga. "Marijuana prices here \[in Ohio\] are still much higher than in Michigan. So it’s cheaper even after I pay for gas to drive both ways. " **Zach Gergich**, a representative from Nectar, a dispensary in the college town of Bowling Green, Ohio, expressed optimism about Ohio's potential. "We're five-to-10 times busier here depending on the day," Gergich told 23ABC. "We've been crushing it up here." Sales numbers, however, show that Ohio weed shops are not exactly crushing their competitors on the other side of the state line. **Plenty Of Weed Money To Go Around In Both States** While Ohio's fledgling market is showing promise, Michigan's resilience suggests it won't be easy for the Buckeye State to overtake its northern neighbor anytime soon. Although for now, both states seem to have plenty of demand to meet. "I think it's only going to get more competitive. We'll see, you know, more licenses pop up for growers and processors and stuff like that," Gergich said. "So obviously more there, more of them, you know, prices should start we hopefully should see them fall a little bit and kind of get more competitive in that range."    [by Maureen Meehan](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/24/10/41154738/ohio-cannabis-market-soars-to-76m-in-less-than-2-months-but-michigan-remains-the-leader) [Cannabis Business News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-business-news) ![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=200&height=200&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) #### [Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) At 420 Intel, we cover cannabis legalization news throughout the world, offer reliable information for cannabis business owners, detail technological advances that impact the marijuana industry, cover marijuana rallies from across the globe, and everything in between. - - - [Cannabis Business News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-business-news) [![Overgrown: Southwest Michigan’s Booming Cannabis Industry](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20captures%20a%20busy%20street%20scene%20in%20New%20Buffalo%20Township%20Michigan%20during%20the%20bustling%20420%20cannabis%20holiday%20A%20long%20line%20of%20eager%20customers%20stretches%20out%20the%20door%20of%20a%20brightly%20lit%20dispensary%20with%20colorful%20banners%20advertising%20significant%20discount-3.jpeg?width=550&height=395&name=The%20image%20captures%20a%20busy%20street%20scene%20in%20New%20Buffalo%20Township%20Michigan%20during%20the%20bustling%20420%20cannabis%20holiday%20A%20long%20line%20of%20eager%20customers%20stretches%20out%20the%20door%20of%20a%20brightly%20lit%20dispensary%20with%20colorful%20banners%20advertising%20significant%20discount-3.jpeg)](https://420intel.com/blog/overgrown-southwest-michigans-booming-cannabis-industry) - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - 16 May 2025 #### [Overgrown: Southwest Michigan’s Booming Cannabis Industry](https://420intel.com/blog/overgrown-southwest-michigans-booming-cannabis-industry) BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. -- The cannabis industry is budding all over the U.S, and Michigan is cashing... 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