CLEVELAND — Adult-use cannabis sales saw a slight decrease in total revenue in the third week since recreational marijuana first hit shelves in Ohio, Division of Cannabis Control data shows.
According to new DCC data, Ohio's dispensaries saw $10,493,636 million worth of total adult-use marijuana sold in the third week of sales. That's a total of 1,185 pounds of flower and 161,250 units of manufactured product, according to the DCC.
From the day adult-use sales began on Aug. 6 to Aug. 26, the DCC reported $32,967,100 in total recreational cannabis sales, with 410,987 total receipts, according to data cited in a press release from State Rep. Jamie Callender. During that span, medical marijuana patients have spent $23.5 million in the state's dispensaries.
Tom Haren, spokesperson for the Ohio Cannabis Coalition trade association, said cultivators and dispensaries "have put in months of effort to ensure this rollout was done responsibly and swiftly for Ohioans" and the millions of dollars in sales have not been achieved by accident.
"There is still work to be done," Jaren sadi. "Our members are committed to continuing to move our industry and state forward, allowing citizens access to safe and tested products while communities reap the economic benefits.”
The sales numbers represent the second consecutive weekly decline since recreational weed sales began in the Buckeye State. In the first week of adult-use sales, Ohio consumers bought $11.5 million worth, followed by $10.9 million in the second week.
The new sales data comes with good news for Ohio shoppers. The DCC reported the average price of a gram of flower as $9.42 in the second week of sales; that figure ticked down to $9.14 per gram in week three.