Ohio’ans may have to wait longer for more medical marijuana dispensaries to open in the state. Out of the 56 dispensaries projected to open in the state, only 20 have opened thus far.
One store called Strawberry Fields in Monroe is still hiring, cleaning, and training. Their opening has been now pushed back to August.
Chairman od CannAscend Jimmy Gould, chairman of CannAscend wrote to WLWT5, “We are in the process of finalizing pre-inspection then all training and then final inspection in order to receive our CO. August is the planned opening for Monroe once we clear final inspections in late July. Everyone, including the Board of Pharmacy, is working their tails off to get open as quickly and properly, as that is what we all want for the patients, for ourselves and for the State of Ohio. Yes, there are lots of moving parts and many regulatory hurdles to get over in order to get everything to function perfectly. We are very close and we in particular have spent over six years with few others to bring this relief to the many patients of Ohio and to help build out a new and invaluable industry for the State of Ohio.”
“We’ve spent $30 million to get to this point,” said Ian James, who heads corporate development for CannAscend LLC.
