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Recreational marijuana sales to begin in Ohio on Tuesday. This is not a drill.

State officials told some medical marijuana dispensaries on Friday that they can start selling recreational cannabis products on Aug. 6, according to the Ohio Cannabis Coalition (OHCANN). At least 20 medical dispensaries in Cuyahoga County received provisional licenses for recreational sales in recent weeks. The state on Friday afternoon had not released the names of those granted certificates of operation. “It was expected that this would happen,” said Tom Haren, spokesperson for the coalition. “We did not know that it would happen today.” In May, a state representative got everyone excited with hints that existing medical marijuana dispensaries could be…


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