Cleveland nets $740,000 from recreational marijuana sales after state releases tax money

Ohio cities, towns receiving marijuana checks

(The Center Square) – For cities and towns in Ohio that have allowed recreational marijuana dispensaries, it’s payday time.

Cleveland nets $740,000 from recreational marijuana sales after state releases tax money

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Adults buying recreational marijuana netted over $740,000 for Cleveland’s coffers since buying weed at dispensaries first became legal in Ohio.

Local Politics: Show me the (weed) money – Matter News

Columbus received a fat $4.24 million check from the State of Ohio earlier this month, because for the past two years, people here have sold weed. But according to last year’s city budget estimate, that’s only half of what we should be getting. And nobody seems to know precisely what we’re going to use it for.  Let’s back up. In 2023, Ohio residents passed Issue 2: the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, which made recreational weed consumption l…