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The numbers are in, and in the first week of recreational marijuana sales across the state, it generated over $11.5 million, according to the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control.That number doesn’t include how much the state made of its 10% excise tax that’s added.RELATED: Can smoking weed get me fired? We answer your employment questions about recreational marijuanaOverall, Ohio dispensaries sold 1,285 pounds of marijuana flower and 173,043 units of other products like vapes and edibles.
5 million sold in the first week. The state said those funds will be directly reinvested into communities for job initiatives and substance abuse and addiction services among other things.“The nice thing about that is it's targeted and a significant percentage of the funds will go back into the communities that are hosting the dispensaries,” Weinstein said. “When you're able to target those funds, that's a really significant benefit.
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