The sale of recreational marijuana has proven to be quite profitable for the state, closing out last year with a big number. According to the Ohio division of cannabis control marijuana sales throughout the state topped $242 million by the end of 2024.

Ohio recreational marijuana sales surpassed $242 million as 2024 came to a close. The state’s total recreational marijuana sales were $242,167,020, as of Dec. 28, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control.

After NBC4 found it was cheaper — but illegal — to drive to Michigan to purchase recreational marijuana, some viewers asked about medical marijuana prices increasing after recreational cannabis sales began.

Colorado Springs City Council members will be taking their first action next week on rules governing recreational marijuana in the city. The Tuesday hearing sets up potential conflict as city leadership, long opposed to legal pot, is now tasked with implementing a voter-approved ballot measure allowing it.

The proposed ordinance includes a one-mile zoning restriction for where recreational marijuana stores can open in Colorado Springs and outlines a path for the city to revert to a sales ban in the April election.

In a 7-0 unanimous decision members of the commission voted to have the zoning requirements for businesses selling recreational marijuana to be at least 1,000 feet away from schools, childcare centers,